Myrtle Beach Hospital, Inc. v. City of Myrtle Beach

HOWELL, Chief Judge:

Myrtle Beach Hospital (Hospital) appeals the grant of the City of Myrtle Beach’s (City) summary judgment motion in Hospital’s action to recover hospital costs for medical care provided to pre-trial detainees from the City’s Type I Detention Facility Overnight Lockup. We affirm.

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The Hospital filed an action to recover costs for medical care provided to pre-trial detainees 1 and a declaratory judgment action determining the City’s legal duty to pay for future medical care rendered to detainees. In response, the City moved for summary judgment arguing neither the United…