Universal Health Services, Inc. v. Thompson

BEA ANN SMITH, Justice.

This dispute grows out of a good idea that proved financially disappointing. Certain corporate investors contracted with a group of Austin gynecologists and obstetricians to open a unique medical facility housing a hospital, clinic, and doctors’ offices, all dedicated to women’s health care needs. Appellants are “the Investors” who owned and operated the facility; appellees are “the Doctors” who located their offices in the facility and sent their patients to its hospital. When the facility continued to lose money, the Investors decided to close the hospital. The…