Martis v. Pekin Memorial Hospital, Inc.

Plaintiff, Richard Martis, filed a complaint against defendants, Pekin Memorial Hospital, Data Management, Inc., and Peoria-Tazewell Pathology Group and its individual shareholders. Defendants filed motions to dismiss, which the trial court granted. We affirm.

In October 2004, plaintiff’s physician instructed plaintiff to undergo laboratory testing at Pekin Memorial Hospital. Plaintiff did not have medical insurance at the time of the testing. At the hospital, plaintiff received a form authorizing treatment, which stated in pertinent part:

“I understand, some physicians who furnish professional…