St. Joseph Hospital v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

LEADBETTER, Judge.

St. Joseph Hospital appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board), which granted Judith Ladd’s (claimant) claim petition for specific loss benefits pursuant to Section 306(c)(23) of the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act), 1 thereby entitling claimant to receive both total disability benefits and specific loss benefits concurrently. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Claimant sustained a work-related back injury in September 1988 while working as a nurse’s aide for St. Joseph Hospital (employer). A Notice of Compensation Payable was issued and…