St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital v. Agbor

952 S.W.2d 503 (1997)

ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL, Petitioner,

v.

Comfort and Kingsley AGBOR, Respondents.

No. 96-0085.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Argued October 2, 1996.

Decided June 20, 1997.

Rehearing Overruled October 30, 1997.

Solace H. Kirkland, Michael O. Connelly, Houston, for Petitioner.

Phillip A. Pfeifer, Houston, for Respondents.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment. The sole issue in this case is whether the Texas Medical Practice Act ("the Texas Act") applies to a patient's cause of action against a hospital for its credentialing activities. We hold that it does, and reverse the…