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BRYANT v. HCA HEALTH SERVICES OF TENN.

15 S.W.3d 804 (2000)

Rhonda S. BRYANT, and Husband, Nathan G. Bryant, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. HCA HEALTH SERVICES OF NO. TENNESSEE, INC., d/b/a Centennial Medical Center, Defendant/Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

March 13, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Williams, John B. Carlson, G. Thomas Nebel, Nashville, for Appellants.

C.J. Gideon, Jr., Margaret Moore, Nashville, for Appellee.

OPINION

HOLDER, J.

We granted this appeal to address whether a hospital has a legal duty to obtain the informed consent of a patient undergoing a surgical procedure ordered and performed by a non-employee doctor. We hold that Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-26-118 does not require a hospital to obtain the informed consent of a patient. A hospital, however, may assume an independent legal duty to obtain informed...

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