Shelton v. Duke University Health System, Inc.

STEELMAN, Judge.

Plaintiff sought treatment at Raleigh Community Hospital, 1 which is owned by Duke University Health System, in July of 2002. Plaintiff did not have health insurance sufficient to cover all her medical expenses. Prior to obtaining treatment, plaintiff signed a consent form entitled “Consent and Conditions of Treatment.” Under a section titled “Payment Agreement,” the consent form included the fol lowing language: “The undersigned individually obligates himself to the payment of the Hospital account incurred by the patient in accordance with the regular rates and terms of the…