Brown v. Kindred Nursing Centers East, L.L.C.

JACKSON, Judge.

Lenton Credelle Brown (“plaintiff’) appeals the 10 March 2008 dismissal, with prejudice, of his complaint against Patricia Evelyn Dix, N.P., Steven Ferguson, M.D., and Eastern Carolina Family Practice, P.A.1 (“defendants”), for negligence, wrongful death, and medical malpractice. For the reasons stated below, we reverse.

On or about 24 December 2002, Clamon Brown (“Brown”) was admitted to Guardian Care of Ahoskie. Approximately one year later, Brown received a feeding tube. By March 2004, Brown’s feeding tube had been replaced with a smaller one. On 25 March 2004, nursing staff…