Ball v. Rolling Hill Hospital

WIEAND, Judge:

On January 25, 1982, Ida Ball, a victim of Hodgkin’s disease, was undergoing chemotherapy treatment at Rolling Hill Hospital in Philadelphia when the chemotherapeutic drugs being administered to her intravenously by Dr. Israel Finestone infiltrated the muscle tissue of her right arm. She commenced a medical malpractice action against Rolling Hill Hospital and Dr. Finestone to recover for the loss which she had sustained as a result of the incident. 1 The jury which heard the evidence returned a verdict in favor of Ball and against Dr. Finestone and the hospital in the amount of…