Starr v. Providence Hospital

This is an action for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff, Jewell Starr, while a patient in a postoperative "special care unit” in Providence Hospital. Henry Starr, her husband, alleged loss of consortium.

Plaintiff Jewell Starr was admitted to Providence Hospital on July 9, 1974, for surgical repair of a hiatus hernia. Surgery was performed on July 10, 1974, and Mrs. Starr remained in a semiconscious state for the next two to three days. In the late evening of July 12, 1974, or early morning of July 13, 1974, another patient climbed into or attempted to climb into…