Abington Memorial Hospital v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

PAPADAKOS, Justice.

On March 15, 1988, Louis Wyche, Appel-lee, was injured when he lifted a heavy trash can during the course of his duties as a sanitation worker at Abington Memorial Hospital, Appellant. Dr. Marc Kress, an employee of Appellant, diagnosed Appellee as having a ventral hernia. On the recommendation of his personal physician, Dr. Conrad King, Appellee consulted a surgeon, Dr. Nicholas Pedano, regarding surgical repairs of the hernia. Unfortunately, Appellee could not have the surgery performed since the hospital where Dr. Pedano had…