San Jacinto Methodist Hospital v. Bennett

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• finding doctor qualified to state standard of care for professional nurse in preventing bed sores based on previous work with nurses in such situations
• finding doctor qualified to state standard of care for professional nurse in preventing bed sores based on previous work with nurses in such situations
• affirming the denial of a health care provider's motion to dismiss because, in part, the doctor was qualified to author the report based on his experience working with and instructing nurses and other staff who care for patients with bed sores
• affirming the denial of a health care provider's motion to dismiss because, in part, the doctor was qualified to author the report based on his experience working with and instructing nurses and other staff who care for patients with bed sores
• expert report was not impermissibly conclusory with regard to causation because it set “forth the mechanism of [patient’s] injury, specifically (1) failure to provide adequate initial skin assessment, hydration, and nutrition led to the formation of ulcers, and (2
• “Although [the expert]’s opinion for each defendant is identical, he unquestionably provided an opinion for each hospital. That he held each defendant to the same standard of care, found the same type of breach, and analyzed causation in the same way does not render his opinion inadequate.”

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