Legal Opinion
Clemensen v. Providence Alaska Medical Center
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided March 27, 2009No. S-12920PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FABE, Chief Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
In March 2008 James Clemensen assisted the hospital staff at Providence Alaska Medical Center in convincing his wife, Helen, that she should stay at Providence for an examination of her mental status. James claims that he was assured by Providence that by law the hospital could hold Helen for up to seventy-two hours and that it would not release Helen to anyone but him. The attending physician who evaluated Helen determined that she suffered from Alzheimer's disease and dementia. The day after her admission to the hospital, Helen checked out of…
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