Plaisance v. Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc.

AMY, Judge.

hThe plaintiffs filed suit in district court against the defendant hospital, alleging it negligently credentialed and retained the surgeon who performed various medical procedures on one of the plaintiffs. The defendant hospital filed an exception of prematurity, asserting that the plaintiffs’ allegations were covered under the Louisiana Medical Malpractice Act, and thus, were required to first be reviewed by a medical review panel. The trial court sustained the defendant hospital’s exception. The plaintiffs appeal and file an application for supervisory writ. For the reasons that…