Community General Hospital v. Travis

Harry E. Schirick, Special Referee.

These proceedings are brought pursuant to article 78 of the CPLR for an order directing respondent to accept and pay petitioner’s bills for hospital *326charges. The proceedings have been referred by the Administrative -Judge of the Third Judicial District to the undersigned as Special Referee to hear and determine.

This decision will refer to the hospitalization of Ruth Johnson but the conclusion will apply to all three above-entitled proceedings.

Ruth Johnson was admitted to petitioner hospital with a preliminary diagnosis of bronchitis-pneumonia. It appearing…