Legal Opinion
Alexander v. Scripps Mem'l Hosp. La Jolla
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided April 16, 2018No. D071001PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHaller, Acting P.J.
*212This case raises issues concerning the legal obligations imposed on health care providers when a patient's health care directives conflict with the providers' opinions that the requested care would be medically ineffective and may cause harm. Elizabeth Alexander, a 70-year-old woman suffering from end-stage terminal pancreatic cancer, died four days after she was transferred from a skilled nursing facility to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla (Scripps). Elizabeth had an advance health care directive stating she wanted all measures taken to prolong her life. Defendants *738declined to provide…
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