Dutta v. St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Six, J.:

This case arises from an employment contract dispute between an oncological radiologist and the St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Wichita (St. Francis). The jury awarded the radiologist, S. Sakuntala Dutta, M.D., $552,756 as damages for loss of income due to the breach by St. Francis of a written employment contract. The hospital appealed.

The trial court granted the hospital’s motion for summary judgment, finding that Dutta was not entitled to a due process hearing under provisions of the hospital’s medical staff bylaws. Dutta…