Connelly v. Warner

—Order unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed without costs in accordance with the following Memorandum: Patrick Connelly, plaintiffs conservatee, was admitted to the emergency room of defendant Olean General Hospital (Olean General) with a strangulated hernia and perforated viscus. While there, he aspirated his stomach contents into his lungs, developed pulmonary problems, and became ventilator-dependent. Following surgery, he was taken to the Intensive Care Unit, where he developed adult respiratory distress syndrome. Shortly thereafter, he was transferred to the surgical…