Bethea v. Philadelphia AFL-CIO Hospital Ass'n

OPINION BY

BECK, J.:

¶ 1 The issue in this case is whether the qualifications for a medical expert under the MCARE Act 1 must be met when a medical malpractice claim was filed prior to enactment of the Act, but the expert’s testimony was heard after enactment. We hold that the MCARE Act does apply and so affirm.

¶ 2 Appellant-plaintiff, who is now deceased, brought an action in negligence against John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital, two physicians and a podiatrist, stemming from care received upon her hospitalization in January, 1999. At the time of her hospitalization, decedent was eighty-eight…