Fritz v. Huntington Hospital

The principal issue is whether the rejection of the applications of petitioners, duly licensed medical doctors and osteopathic physicians, for staff membership by respondent Huntington Hospital, a privately funded not-for-profit corporation, is in violation of section 2801-b of the Public Health Law and subject to judicial review. A corollary issue is whether petitioners have standing to maintain this proceeding. Finally, if it be concluded that petitioners are entitled to judicial review and have standing, we are asked to determine whether petitioners are entitled to relief on the merits of…