Hohenleitner v. Quorum Health Resources, Inc.

Late in the evening of January 21, 1991, the plaintiff, Carolyn Hohenleitner, suffered an angina attack while at home with her granddaughter. She took nitroglycerine tablets, which brought temporary relief. Just before midnight, her pain became more intense and, this time, her symptoms were not alleviated by taking more nitroglycerine tablets. Believing that she had just suffered her second heart attack, Hohenleitner called 911 shortly after midnight on January 22. She was taken by ambulance to the Emergency Room at Quincy Hospital (“the Hospital”), arriving at roughly 12:35 a.m. Upon her…