del Carmen Guadalupe v. Negron-Agosto

LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

This case concerns the grounds for establishing the Lability of a hospital under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd. EMTALA requires hospitals to provide emergency room patients with an appropriate medical screening designed to identify emergency conditions. Contending that Hospital Interamericano de Medi-cina Avanzada, Inc.-Humacao (HIMA) provided such a minimal screening for Narciso Figueroa that it could not be deemed appropriate, the plaintiffs appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment to HIMA. We affirm.

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