St. Clare's Hospital v. Shane

The petitioner has.made an application for an order directing the Welfare Commissioner of Schenectady County to pay the sum of $561.10 to the petitioner for hospitalization services rendered an infant. The application is based upon section 187 of the Social Welfare Law.

*167The patient, in this case, was an eight-month-old female daughter of James Strait, who was admitted to St. Clare’s Hospital December 9,1958 at 9:15 p.m. She was suffering from pneumonia; and malnutrition. The hospital mailed to the Commissioner of Welfare a notice provided for by section 187 of the Social Welfare Law. This…