HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF VALDOSTA & LOWNDES CTY. v. Meeks

Andrews, Judge.

Thurman Meeks’s wife Jeannette died after a cardiac catheter-ization and stent placement procedure performed by Dr. Terry Tri at South Georgia Medical Center (SGMC). Meeks sued Tri and SGMC for medical malpractice and for damages arising from SGMC’s credentialing and peer review processes. SGMC filed a motion to strike portions of the complaint, claiming that it violated OCGA §§ 31-7-133 and 31-7-143, relating to confidentiality of medical and hospital peer review information and hospital peer review committees’ immunity from suit. SGMC also filed a protective order relating to…