Shanks v. Memorial Hospital

Plaintiff, Mary Shanks, sued defendant, Memorial Hospital, alleging that the malpractice of defendant’s nursing staff resulted in her injuries. The Healing Art Malpractice Act (the Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 110, par. 2 — 622) requires that at the time of filing a malpractice complaint, a plaintiff must also file an affidavit that he or she has consulted with a health care professional who believes that there is a reasonable and meritorious cause for filing the suit. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 110, par. 2 — 622(a)(1).) A written report by the health care professional must be attached to…