St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center v. Maricopa County

FELDMAN, Justice.

Maricopa County appeals from an adverse partial summary judgment in which the trial court held that the County was obligated by statute to reimburse St. Joseph’s Hospital (St. Joseph’s) for emergency care rendered to three undocumented Mexican nationals living in Maricopa County. We have jurisdiction, Ariz. Const, art. 6 § 5(3) and transferred the case to this court pursuant to Ariz.R.Civ.App.P., Rule 19, 17A A.R.S.

FACTS

The case involves three patients treated at St. Joseph’s for emergencies resulting from three different accidents. Following an automobile accident in which…