Legal Opinion
Smigaj v. Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital Ass'n
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 10, 2012No. 29415-3-IIIPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKulik, C.J.
¶1 The Perinatal Quality Assurance Committee (PQAC), a peer review committee at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital, recommended the suspension of Dr. Diana Smigaj’s hospital privileges. Dr. Brian Padilla, the medical chief of staff, agreed, and notified Dr. Smigaj that her hospital privileges were suspended as of September 5, *8432008. Dr. Smigaj’s hospital privileges were reinstated by the medical executive committee (MEC) on September 16, subject to an external review of her cases for the following three month period. The reinstatement of Dr. Smigaj’s privileges was not retroactive.
¶2 Dr.…
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