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· 5/27/1982

Elam v. College Park Hospital

Citations

  • 132 Cal. App. 3d 332
  • 183 Cal. Rptr. 156
  • 1982 Cal. App. LEXIS 1619

How courts have described this case

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  • stating that hospitals are responsible for ensuring the competency of physicians who receive staff privileges
  • stating that hospitals are responsible for ensuring the competency of physicians who receive staff privileges
  • stating that hospitals are responsible for ensuring the competency of physicians who receive staff privileges
  • stating that hospitals are responsible for ensuring the competency of physicians who receive staff privileges
  • noting that case precedent establishes that a hospital has a duty to protect patients from harm and that a hospital's failure to insure the competence of its medical staff creates an unreasonable risk of harm to patients
  • noting that case precedent establishes that a hospital has a duty to protect patients from harm and that a hospital’s failure to insure the competence of its medical staff creates an unreasonable risk of harm to patients

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