Manzetti v. Mercy Hospital

WETTICK, J.,

Defendants’ motion for summary judgment is the subject of this opinion and order of court. Defendants’ motion is based on the contention that they are immune from liability for money damages under the Federal Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (HCQIA), 42 U.S.C. §§11101-11152.

Dr. Gene W. Manzetti held privileges to perform open-heart surgery at Mercy Hospital from July 1979 until February 11, 1994.1 Between 1990 and February 1994, the only physicians performing open-heart surgery at Mercy Hospital, other than Dr. Manzetti, were seven physicians employed by Three Rivers…