Upon entering a hospital, a patient is entitled to expect appropriate and adequate medical treatment from the hospital and its medical staff and to be generally free from risk of harm. Failure to meet the former expectation gives rise to a claim of medical malpractice, while violation of the latter results in a claim sounding in common-law negligence. Accordingly, while a cause of action alleging medical...
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