Smith v. Paoli Memorial Hospital

OPINION BY

FORD ELLIOTT, J.:

¶ 1 The pivotal issue in this case is whether the plaintiffs expert medical witnesses qualified to testify as to the standard of care of defendant physicians pursuant to the requirements of the MCARE Act, 40 P.S. §§ 1303.101-1303.910. 1 Finding that the experts were qualified, we affirm.

¶ 2 Appellee Donald J. Smith (“administrator”) filed a wrongful death and survival action on his own behalf and on behalf of the estate of his late wife, Maureen Smith (“decedent”), claiming that appellant/physicians and others breached the standard of care in failing timely to…