Edwards v. Germantown Hospital

JOYCE, J.:

¶ 1 This is an appeal from the orders entered by the trial court granting the preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer filed by Germantown Hospital and the motion for judgment on the pleadings filed by Meena Phatak, M.D. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm. Before addressing the merits of this appeal, we will briefly recount the pertinent facts.

¶ 2 Appellant, Delores Edwards, underwent a tubal ligation on her left fallopian tube on January 27, 1994. 1 The procedure was performed by Dr. Phatak (Phatak) at Germantown Hospital (GH). In August of 1994, Appellant was…