Forsberg v. Edward Hospital & Health Services

Plaintiff, Margaret Forsberg, sued defendants, Edward Hospital and Health Services (Edward Hospital) and David J. Piazza, M.D. (defendant), for medical malpractice. The basis of plaintiffs claim was that, after an operation that defendant performed, a sponge was left inside a surgical wound. After plaintiff settled with Edward Hospital, the trial court granted defendant summary judgment (see 735 ILCS 5/2 — 1005(c) (West 2006)) and denied plaintiffs motion to reconsider. Plaintiff appeals. We affirm.

Plaintiff’s complaint alleged that, on June 4, 2004, plaintiff underwent a lumpectomy on her…