HUMANA HOSP. CORP., v. SPEARS-PETERSEN

No. 04-93-00659-CV.

867 S.W.2d 858 (1993)

HUMANA HOSPITAL CORPORATION, INC., Relator, v. Honorable Carolyn SPEARS-PETERSEN, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

December 15, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ty Griesenbeck, Jr., Deborah L. Klein, Plunkett, Gibson & Allen, Inc., San Antonio, for relator Humana Hosp.

Rosemary L. Hollan, Foster, Lewis, Langley, Gardner & Banack, August C. Toudouze, San Antonio, for respondent Spears-Petersen.

Before BUTTS, GARCIA and RICKHOFF, JJ.


OPINION

GARCIA, Justice.

This original mandamus proceeding involves the confidentiality of accreditation reports prepared by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations in its survey of Humana Hospital-San Antonio (the hospital).1 We hold that the reports are privileged from discovery.

The underlying suit is a medical malpractice action brought by Margaret G. Garcia against Dr. Govind P. Garg and...

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