Legal Opinion
Porche v. Point Coupee General Hospital
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 19, 1989No. Nos. 88 CA 1349, 89 CA 0613 and 89 CA 0614PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
CARTER, Judge.
These appeals arise out of an action for medical malpractice.
FACTS
On May 25, 1983, at approximately 3:45 a.m., plaintiffs, Lloyd and Donna Porche, brought their two-month-old son, Brian Keith Porche, to the emergency room at Pointe Coupee General Hospital, where he was examined and treated for multiple rat bites by Dr. Kathleen McMahon and nurse Marian Cifreo. Shortly thereafter, Dr. McMahon made arrangements for the child to be treated further at Earl K. Long Me*1346morial Hospital in Baton Rouge. She then instructed the parents to transport their infant son to Baton Rouge by…
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