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SCHWAN v. RIVERSIDE METHODIST HOSPITAL

No. 82-234.

6 Ohio St. 3d 300 (1983)

SCHWAN, APPELLEE, v. RIVERSIDE METHODIST HOSPITAL, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided August 24, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Wolske & Blue and Mr. Walter J. Wolske, Jr., for appellee.

Messrs. Bricker & Eckler, Mr. Gerald L. Draper, Mr. Michael J. Renner and Mr. David K. Conrad, for appellant.

Messrs. Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, Mr. Thomas M. Herbert and Mr. James E. Pohlman, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio State Medical Assn.

LOCHER, J.

R.C. 2305.11(A) establishes a one-year statute of limitations in actions for malpractice against hospitals. Under that provision, however, a party may use written notice to extend the period for filing an action up to an additional one hundred eighty days.

R.C. 2305.11(B) provides: "In no event shall any medical claim against a physician, podiatrist, or a hospital or a dental claim against a dentist be brought more than four years after the act...

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