Parker v. St. Clare's Hospital

In this action plaintiff sues defendant Nicholas D. Procino (hereinafter Procino), a physician, and defendant Nicholas D. *920Procino, P. C. for malpractice in performing an operation on her larynx at defendant St. Clare’s Hospital (hereinafter the hospital) in June 1986. Plaintiff joined the hospital as a party defendant on the theory that it was negligent in granting Procino operating privileges despite knowledge of his incompetency. Plaintiff’s attorneys served the hospital with a notice to produce copies of Procino’s initial application for privileges and his applications for renewal of…