Pivar v. Baptist Hospital of Miami, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
BARKDULL, Senior Judge.
Appellant Pivar appeals an order granting final summary judgment in favor of appellee Baptist Hospital.
Following hip surgery at Baptist Hospital on July 6, 1994, Pivar was transferred to a *274private room. On July 13, 1994, Pivar showered in her room with the assistance of a nurse. When showering a patient, a nurse transfers the patient to a special wheelcháir designed for showering, places a bath blanket on the floor of the bathroom to keep it dry, showers the patient, wheels the patient out of the bathroom, and then cleans up any water outside the shower area. In the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Sprick v. North Shore Hospital, IncorporatedDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1960
- Stepien v. BAY MEMORIAL MEDICAL CTR.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
- South Miami Hospital v. SanchezDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980