Plaintiff, a paying patient at the defendant hospital, has been awarded damages for injuries allegedly incurred when a hospital employee committed an intentional tort against her. Liability of a private hospital to a patient for intentional torts is not absolute. Instead, the hospital has the duty to exercise reasonable care and diligence in safeguarding a patient from harm occasioned by employees or third persons, measured by the capacity of the patient to provide for her...
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