HARTSFIELD v. ORLANDO REGIONAL MED. CTR.

Nos. 87-1103, 87-1693.

522 So.2d 66 (1988)

Joyce S. HARTSFIELD, Etc., Appellant, v. ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearing and Clarification Denied March 24, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul B. Irvin, of Troutman, Williams, Irvin, Green & Troutman, P.A., Winter Park, for appellant.

H. Scott Bates, of Mateer, Harbert & Bates, P.A., Orlando, for appellee.


LEE, R.E., Jr., Associate Judge.

Appellant's son, David, was admitted to appellee hospital at the age of six months, for gastroenteritis. During his stay in the hospital, he developed several sores on his head and neck, allegedly through the negligence of appellee. These sores left disfiguring scar tissue and bald spots. Appellant filed suit against appellee and the Florida Patients Compensation Fund, both individually and as the guardian for her son, David.

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