Leonard v. Providence Hosp.

The plaintiffs appeal from a summary judgment for the defendants, Providence Hospital and Elizabeth Newberry, in a case brought under the Alabama Medical Liability Act, § 6-5-480 et seq., as supplemented by the Alabama Medical Liability Act of 1987, § 6-5-540 et seq. We affirm.

Marie Catherine Leonard, an 81-year old woman, fell out of bed in Providence Hospital in Mobile County, Alabama, and broke her hip. She had been admitted to the hospital because of asthma, diabetes, and chronic lung disease. She sued the hospital and Nurse Elizabeth Newberry, alleging medical malpractice on the part of…