Pichardo v. St. Barnabas Nursing Home, Inc.

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Stanley Green, J.), entered on or about March 3, 2015, which denied the motion of defendants St. Barnabas Nursing Home, Inc. and St. Barnabas Hospital for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff’s decedent was admitted to St. Barnabas Hospital on February 10, 2009, complaining of abdominal pain and vomiting. Decedent, 81 years old at the time, suffered from multiple conditions including dementia, gastroenteritis, and heart disease. She was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis, anemia, hypoalbuminemia, pneumonia,…