Shaker Medical Center Hospital v. Phillips

Plaintiff rendered services in its Emer-;geney Boom to defendant, Phillips, in the early morning hours of September 27, 1976. The services consisted of faking a brief medical history, simple physical examination procedures such as blood pressure, temperature, pulse heat and other similar routine tests, all of which was done in a period of approximately one-half hour.

Upon completion of the examination, the hospital resident advised defendant to come back later in the day for ■further examination to “rule out peptic ulcer disease.” Plaintiff was given a dosage of “Maalox” to relieve intestinal…