Baldwin County Hospital Authority v. Wright

Andrews, Judge.

We granted the application of the Baldwin County Hospital Authority for interlocutory review of the trial court’s order allowing discovery from it in a lawsuit filed by a physician denied hospital privileges.

Dr. Wright sued for defamation and also alleged that the Hospital proceedings violated due process based in part on hearsay information.

Since this was an action by a physician denied privileges by a peer review committee contending that false information motivated by malice was the basis of the denial, the trial court concluded that a violation of the peer review statute…