Johnson v. Hospital Corp. of America

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

William J. Rea, M.D. and Alfred R. Johnson, D.O. sued the hospital where they formerly practiced, Bedford Northeast Community Hospital (the “Hospital”), its parent corporation, HCA Health Services of Texas, Inc. (“Health Services”), the Hospital’s administrator, Robert M. Martin, and its chief of staff, Dr. Jim Linton, and three doctors, Drs. Barry Firstenberg, Richard Feingold, and Paul Haberer, who served on an ad hoc Hospital committee to investigate complaints made against Rea and Johnson, which resulted in the suspension of their admitting privileges. Rea…