Legal Opinion
Van Slyke v. Columbia Memorial Hospital, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 15, 1983PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Harold J. Hughes, J.
The issue here is whether an allegation that a hospital hired an unqualified radiology group for service in the hospital’s emergency room constitutes “medical malpractice” for the purpose of the short Statute of Limitations set forth in CPLR 214-a.
On June 25, 1977, plaintiff went to the emergency room of the Columbia Memorial Hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. The X-ray services in the emergency room were provided by Hudson Radiology Consultants, Inc. It is alleged that the X rays taken failed to disclose the full…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Mduba v. Benedictine HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- Mossman v. Albany Medical Center HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1970
- Bryant v. Presbyterian Hosp. in City of NYNew York Court of Appeals · 1953
- Lewis v. Columbus HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1956
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Staveley v. St. Charles HospitalDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1997
- Bleiler v. BodnarAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984