LAST MONTH we examined the case law addressing hospital liability for injuries sustained by patients as a result of negligence in affording privileges to doctors who are not competent.
We concluded by sounding a note of caution that the value of such a cause of action may be impaired by difficulties in proving the hospital’s negligence. The primary obstacles in this regard are statutory privileges protecting some information about physicians obtained by hospitals under certain circumstances.
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