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Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital v. Franklin County

Washington Supreme Court

Decided January 7, 1993No. 59246-2PublishedCited by 118 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBrachtenbach, J.

At issue in this case is the extent to which the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) must reimburse Franklin Comity (County) for the costs of inpatient medical care of two county jail inmates hospitalized in 1986.

In September and October 1986, two county jail inmates were hospitalized at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital (Hospital). The hospital bills for the two inmates totaled over $43,000. The County refused to pay these costs. The Hospital sued the County, seeking payment of the inmates' medical costs. DSHS was brought in as a third party defendant, *442with the County asserting a…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. City of Revere v. Massachusetts General HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Cowiche Canyon Conservancy v. BosleyWashington Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Wilson v. SteinbachWashington Supreme Court · 1982
  5. Amerada Hess Corp. v. FahySupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by118 opinions

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