Baker Hospital v. Firemans Fund Insurance

Toal, Associate Justice:

This appeal arises from the trial court’s granting of a motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction in an action brought by a hospital against a workers’ compensation in surance carrier for medical expenses. We reverse.

FACTS

In July 1990, Ms. Chrystal Diess went to Baker Hospital (hereinafter Hospital) seeking medical treatment after a robbery at the Scotchman Store where she was employed as a clerk. During an interview with the Hospital’s admissions personnel, Ms. Diess announced that she was entitled to workers’ compensation benefits through Firemans…