Cobb County Kennestone Hospital Authority v. Martin

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

In this suit by appellee Martin, who alleges that he is permanently disabled from an infection acquired at Kennestone Hospital, we granted interlocutory appeal to determine whether the trial court erred in compelling discovery of Kennestone Hospital’s factual information regarding the infection rate at the hospital during the relevant time period, from the infection rate nurse who is a member of the hospital’s peer review committee.

Kennestone Hospital contends that OCGA § 31-7-133 (a), which provides a privilege as to proceedings of a review organization of a health…