Campbell v. Delbridge

LARSON, Justice.

Lester Campbell, a surgical patient at Waterloo’s Covenant Hospital, sued the hospital and Dr. Arnold Delbridge, Campbell’s treating doctor, for reinfusing Campbell’s own blood following surgery. The district court dismissed the suit, and Campbell appealed. We reverse and remand.

I. Facts and Prior Proceedings.

Lester Campbell was admitted to Covenant for a total right knee arthroplasty performed by Dr. Delbridge, an orthopedic surgeon. Campbell is a Jehovah’s Witness, and he made it clear in his pre-surgical physical and at his preadmission appointment that his religious…