In re Deposition of Harrington Memorial Hospital

ORDER

This action comes before this court on the Plaintiffs, Daniel W. Boone (“Boone”), motion to compel the production of a report prepared by Barbara Granger (“Granger”), a nurse at Harrington Hospital (“Harrington”) after an outdated device was inserted in Boone during a surgical procedure.1 Harrington claims the report is protected pursuant to G.L.c. 111, §§204 and 205, the peer review committee privilege.

After a hearing and a review of the motions and briefs, this court finds and rules that the document in question is not subject to the peer review privilege.

The purpose of the medical…