St. David's Healthcare Partnership, L.P., LLP v. Esparza

In this case, we decide whether a patient’s claim against a hospital for injuries suffered when he slipped and fell on a lubricating gel that fell to the floor of his hospital room during or immediately after a bladder scan is a health care liability claim. We hold that it is. Accordingly, we reverse the court of appeals’ judgment and remand the case to the trial court with instructions to dismiss Esparza’s claims and for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

Genaro Esparza was admitted to St. David’s Hospital for acute kidney failure and his doctor ordered bladder scans…