Lewisburg Community Hospital, Inc. v. Alfredson

OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

This Court is asked to decide a question of first impression — whether medical staff bylaws constitute a contract between a hospital and a member of the medical staff.

The question arose when the the plaintiff, Dr. David Alfredson (“Alfredson”), filed this action against the defendant, Lewisburg Community Hospital (“Hospital”), because the Hospital terminated his contract to provide exclusive radiological services, and thereafter denied him access to the Hospital’s equipment and support personnel. The Hospital maintained its medical staff bylaws did not constitute a…