On the afternoon of May 30, 1994, plaintiff was examined at the emergency room of defendant New York Hospital. She complained of lower back pain as the result of a fall while rollerblading in Central Park. X-rays taken of her lower back were read by defendant Michael Macari, M.D., a third-year radiology resident, who interpreted the films as "negative for fracture or dislocation." Plaintiff was discharged from the hospital at about 7:15 P.M.
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