Meiselman v. Central Suffolk Hospital

■ — In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff *210appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Jones, J.), dated June 15, 1999, which granted the motion of the defendant Central Suffolk Hospital to dismiss the action insofar as asserted against it pursuant to CPLR 3012 (b) upon the plaintiff’s failure to serve a complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

To avoid dismissal for failure to timely serve a complaint after a demand for the complaint has been made pursuant to CPLR 3012 (b), a plaintiff must demonstrate both a reasonable excuse for…