Ventura v. Beth Israel Medical Center
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
On the evening of December 8, 1996, the decedent went to Beth Israel Medical Center (hereinafter Beth Israel) complaining of chest pain, dizziness, and shortness of breath. While in the emergency room, the decedent’s wife telephoned her sister-in-law, who was employed in the hospital’s EKG Department, and asked her to recommend a cardiologist. Based on this rec*802ommendation, the decedent’s wife asked Dr. Mitchell Lipton to treat the decedent, and upon the decedent’s admission to the hospital, Dr. Lipton acted as his private attending physician. Shortly after the decedent’s release from the…
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