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McGEE v. BRUCE HOSP. SYSTEM

No. 23968.

439 S.E.2d 257 (1993)

Ralph M. "Mike" McGEE, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Donna L. McGee, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. BRUCE HOSPITAL SYSTEM, Palmer Kirkpatrick, Jr., M.D., Alan Blaker, M.D., Reginald S. Bolick, M.D., and Joseph M. Pearson, M.D., both individually and Pee Dee Surgical Group, P.A., and Margaret E. Lee, M.D., individually and d/b/a Pee Dee Radiology Group, Defendants, of whom Palmer M. Kirkpatrick, Jr., M.D., Alan Blaker, M.D., Reginald S. Bolick, M.D., and Joseph M. Pearson, M.D., both individually and Pee Dee Surgical Group, P.A., are Petitioners.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided December 13, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest J. Nauful, Jr. and Andrew F. Lindemann, Columbia, for petitioner Palmer M. Kirkpatrick, M.D.

David A. Brown and James E. Parham, Jr., Aiken, for petitioner Alan Blaker, M.D.

Edwin P. Martin, of Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney, Columbia, for petitioners Reginald S. Bolick, M.D., Joseph M. Pearson, M.D., and Pee Dee Surgical Group, P.A.

David W. Goldman, Diane M. Rodriquez and Terrell T. Horne, of Bryan, Bahnmuller, King, Goldman, and McElveen, Sumter, for respondent.

John B. McCutcheon, Jr. and M. Robin Morris, both of McCutcheon, McCutcheon & Baxter, Conway, for defendant Bruce Hosp. System.

William W. Doar, Jr., of McNair & Sanford, P.A., Georgetown, for defendant Margaret E. Lee, M.D., individually and d/b/a Pee Dee Radiology Group.

FINNEY, Justice:

This Court granted a writ of certiorari to consider the following question:

Are credentialing files, clinical privileges, and the policies and procedures involved in the evaluation of medical staff immune from discovery under the terms of S.C.Code Ann. §§ 40-71-10 and -20 (Supp. 1992)?

The underlying action involves a medical malpractice wrongful death claim. This matter is before...

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