Baptist Health v. Murphy

Appellant Baptist Health (Baptist) appeals an interlocutory order of the Pulaski County Circuit Court, Thirteenth Division, granting a preliminary injunction enjoining Baptist from preventing appellees Bruce E. Murphy, M.D., Scott L. Beau, M.D., David C. Bauman, M.D., D. Andrew Henry, M.D., David M. Mego, M.D., and William A. Rollefson, M.D., from practicing medicine at its hospitals. We reverse and remand to the circuit court for further findings and order rebriefing.

Baptist is a private, charitable, nonprofit corporation that operates several full-service community hospitals throughout…