Smith v. Selma Community Hospital
California Court of Appeal
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1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DAWSON, J.
Selma Community Hospital’s (SCH) medical executive committee recommended the termination of the medical staff membership and hospital privileges of Brenton R. Smith, M.D., based solely on the termination of his privileges at two Hanford hospitals. Smith invoked the next stage of the peer review process by requesting a formal hearing. The judicial review committee sat as a trier of fact at that hearing. It found that the SCH medical executive committee had not shown by a preponderance of the evidence that its recommendation was “reasonable and warranted” as required by SCH…
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