Bishop v. Ohio State Univ. Wexner Med. Ctr.

Citations

• 2020 Ohio 3483

Syllabus

Negligence medical negligence magistrate Civ.R. 53. Plaintiff, a patient at the defendant facility, filed an action asserting that defendant was negligent in caring for plaintiff after plaintiff fell upon exiting her hospital bed. Plaintiff asserted that because she was a fall risk several measures, including a bed alarm, use of the bed rails, and moving her closer to the nurses' station, should have been put in place to prevent a fall. The magistrate found that plaintiff failed to prove that the use of a bed alarm would have prevented her fall. The magistrate further found that plaintiff failed to prove that the standard of care required any other measures to be put in place. Ultimately, the magistrate found that plaintiff made a conscious decision to leave her bed and attempt to walk. Therefore, the magistrate recommended that judgement be rendered in favor of defendant.