Bradburn v. Rockingham Memorial Hospital

By Judge John J. McGrath, Jr.

In this medical malpractice action, Plaintiff has brought suit against Rockingham Memorial Hospital alleging that the negligence of its employees caused him to suffer a tripartite fracture of his hip on May 9, 1994, as the result of a fall from a hospital bed. It is the Plaintiffs contention that the staff of Rockingham Memorial Hospital had improperly provided for his safety and security when he was placed unrestrained in a bed after his physicians had allegedly ordered that bed restraints be used to prevent the Plaintiff from exiting his bed.

Counsel for the…