McHose v. PHYSICIAN & CLINIC SERVICES, INC.

SCHLEGEL, Senior Judge.

Ronald McHose, D.O., is a family practice physician in Dallas Center, Iowa. McHose brought suit against Physician & Clinic Services, Inc. (PCS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Iowa Lutheran Hospital for, among other things, breach of contract. In July or August 1990, McHose met with Iowa Lutheran and PCS to discuss the possibility of opening a clinic in Grimes, which is nine miles away from Dallas Center. McHose made significant efforts to make the project viable. The trial court found the parties had entered into an agreement for the opening of a medical clinic in…