David H. McCord v. HCA Health Services of Tennessee, Inc.

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE November 21, 2014 Session DAVID H. MCCORD v. HCA HEALTH SERVICES OF TENNESSEE, INC. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Davidson County No. 13C291 Carol Soloman, Judge No. M2014-00142-COA-R3-CV - Filed April 27, 2015 A hospital instituted a review of an orthopaedic surgeon’s removal of spinal hardware from patients within one year of implantation; the review resulted in a peer review proceeding under the hospital’s bylaws and the eventual revocation of the doctor’s surgical privileges. The doctor filed suit for breach of contract, defamation,…