Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center v. Katz, Waisman, Weber, Strauss, Blumenkrans, Bernhard

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• finding claim asserted simple negligence where hospital failed to use side rails despite recognized risk of harm
• where elderly patient in frail condition fell out of bed as a result of his bed rail being left down and there was no claim based on improper assessment of the patient’s condition, plaintiff’s claim sounded in ordinary negligence

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