Miller ex rel. Monticello Banking Co. v. Marymount Medical Center

Opinion of the Court by

Justice COOPER.

This is an action for damages for injuries allegedly caused by medical negligence. Rebecca C. Miller, then age 31, was admitted to Marymount Medical Center, d/b/a Marymount Hospital (“Marym-ount”) in London, Kentucky, on October 16, 1995, by her family physician, Dr. William D. Pratt. She was admitted for the purpose of giving birth by induced labor. Attempts to induce labor on October 17th were unsuccessful. On October 18th, Mrs. Miller gave birth to a healthy baby girl, Rachel Ann Miller, by Caesarean section surgery performed by Dr. Joseph W. Stern, an…