Legal Opinion

Washburn v. Northern Health Facilities, Inc.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 7, 2015No. 1118 MDA 2014PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

BOWES, J.:

Northern Health Facilities, Inc., d/b/a Tremont Health & Rehabilitation, an Ex-tendicare entity (collectively “Tremont”), appeals from the June 9, 2014 order overruling preliminary objections in the nature of a petition to compel arbitration. After careful review, we affirm.

On March 4, 2011, Donald Washburn (“Mr. Washburn” or “Decedent”) was transferred via ambulance from the East Orange Veterans’ Administration Medical Center to Tremont. Shirley Washburn, his wife, drove behind the ambulance. Upon arrival at Tremont, nursing home personnel pulled Mrs. Washburn aside to…

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