Lowy v. PeaceHealth

¶1 — An issue concerning discovery of patient records comes to us on discretionary review. The plaintiff sustained a neurological injury to her left arm after an intravenous infusion in the hospital. As relevant to her cause of action against the hospital for corporate negli*717gence, she requests production of medical charts of other patients who have experienced complications or injuries at the hospital in connection with intravenous infusions. To meet this request would be unduly burdensome unless the hospital is permitted to use its quality improvement database to identify the relevant…