Cantrell v. Northeast Georgia Medical Center

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• concluding that hospital did not hold physician out as its employee as evidenced by conspicuous signs posted in hospital’s registration area and express language in the patient consent to treatment form
• concluding that trial court did not err in granting a directed verdict to hospital when “conspicuous signage was posted and forms signed by the patient or representative revealed the independent contractor status of the doctor”
• concluding that hospital did not hold physician out as its employee as evidenced by conspicuous signs posted in hospital’s registration area and express language in the patient consent to treatment form
• concluding that hospital did not hold physician out as its employee as evidenced by conspicuous signs posted in hospital's registration area and express language in the patient consent to treatment form
• noting that hospital posted sign over registration desk and gave patients treatment-consent forms advising patients that physicians were not hospital employees
• bifurcation of liability and damages issues in wrongful death and medical malpractice action was not error

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