Gonzalez v. Fairfax Hospital System, Inc.

The issue in this appeal is whether, as the trial court ruled, the Medical Malpractice Act (the Act), Code §§ 8.01-581.1 to -581.20, applies to this tort action. '

Guadalupe V. Gonzalez brought this action against Fairfax Hospital System, Inc., Everett M. Devaney, the hospital’s administrator, and Dr. Faton Gashi, Chairman of the hospital’s Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. While a patient in the hospital, Gonzalez was treated for peripheral vascular disease, possible deep vein thrombosis, and possible infection of his left great toe. In his amended motion for judgment,…