Piedmont Hospital, Inc. v. D. M.

MCMlLLIAN, Judge.

Piedmont Hospital (“Piedmont”) and Dr. James DeWayne Colquitt assert that the statute of repose for medical malpractice actions bars D. M.’s claims for negligence and fraud in connection with the failure to inform him of the results of a blood test performed while he was a patient at Piedmont. Thus, they contend that the trial court erred in denying their motions for summary judgment.

On May 11, 2005, Colquitt performed an appendectomy on D. M. at Piedmont after D. M. presented at the hospital’s emergency room complaining of abdominal pain. During the surgery, a Piedmont staff…