Ruiz v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Milonas, J.
On May 14, 1988, petitioner herein, Mateo Ruiz, brought his wife Hermina to Lincoln Hospital after she slipped and fell outside their home. According to petitioner, physicians at the hospital concluded that she was merely suffering from the effects of menopause notwithstanding that they failed to conduct an examination. She thereafter was taken back to Lincoln Hospital 4 or 5 additional times but no treatment was allegedly ever rendered to her or X rays performed. Instead, the doctors reiterated their insistence that she was merely undergoing menopause. Finally,…
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