Commonwealth Board of Registration in Medicine v. Sturdy Memorial Hospital, Inc.

Leibensperger, Edward P.,

J. The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine (“Board”) seeks to enforce an investigative subpoena issued to Sturdy Memorial Hospital, Inc. (“Sturdy”) seeking production of documents related to John Doe, D.O.1 Sturdy objects to producing certain handwritten notes (the “Notes”) created by its medical director concerning Dr. Doe on the ground that the Notes are protected from discovery by the Board pursuant to the medical peer review privilege contained in G.L.c. Ill, §204(a). The Board, in contrast, asserts that the Notes are protected by the medical peer…