Crosthwait v. Southern Health Corp. of Houston

GRIFFIS, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Ruth Agnes Crosthwait fell and broke her hip while an inpatient at Trace Regional Hospital. She brought a lawsuit against Southern Health Corporation of Houston, Inc., which owns and operates the hospital, and Marcia Morgan, a registered nurse who is employed by the hospital. Crosthwait alleged that the hospital negligently caused her to fall after a shower in her hospital room. Crosthwait couched her claim as one for “ordinary” negligence, rather than for malpractice. The hospital contended that Crosthwait’s claim was for medical malpractice, in substance,…