Rounds v. Nellcor Puritan Bennett, Inc.

¶1 Patricia Kay Rounds, as surviving spouse and personal representative for her husband’s estate, appeals the summary dismissal of her medical negligence claims against Baljit K. Sharma, MD, and Providence Yakima Medical Center for the death of her husband, Alan D. Rounds, when a tracheostomy tube failed after heart surgery performed by Dr. Sharma at Providence. Ms. Rounds *158contends the trial court erred in deciding she failed to show causation. We disagree and affirm.

FACTS

¶2 The facts are drawn most favorably for Ms. Rounds as the nonmoving party under our summary judgment standard of review.…