Legal Opinion
Wolfe v. Samaritan Hospital
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 6, 1984PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Mahoney, P. J.
This medical malpractice action arose out of the death of plaintiff’s decedent on June 27,1976 as a result of complications resulting from a subarachnoid hemorrhage. Decedent reported to the emergency room of Samaritan Hospital on May 26, 1976 complaining of certain symptoms, as a result of which the treating physician, Dr. Susan Hart, diagnosed a viral infection. Dr. Hart ordered blood tests but did not perform a neurological examination. Decedent was then ordered discharged from the hospital. While waiting for an ambulance to take him home, decedent…
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