MCARE Act • Failure to Diagnose • Expert Witness Qualification • Standard of Care
Tillery v. The Children’s Hosp. of Philadelphia, PICS Case No. 17-0334 (Pa. Super. Feb. 28, 2107) Platt, J. (26 pages).
Trial court properly found hospital and doctor liable for medical malpractice and awarded damages for failure to diagnose meningitis in infant brought to hospital emergency room because plaintiff’s expert witnesses’ opinions were properly qualified and based on the hospital record, the medical literature and their own experience. Affirmed.
