Studt v. SHERMAN HEALTH SYSTEMS

Defendant, Sherman Health Systems (doing business as Sherman Hospital), timely appeals from a jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs, Jane Studt and Michael Studt, on their claims for institutional negligence and vicarious liability for the professional negligence of defendant’s doctors in failing to diagnose Jane’s appendicitis. Defendant’s lone argument on appeal is that the trial court tendered an erroneous jury instruction regarding the applicable standard of care for professional negligence. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the trial court’s decision.

As a threshold issue, plaintiffs…