SCALES v. RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

No. 01-1147.

815 So.2d 925 (2002)

Frances SCALES, et vir. v. RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Denied May 3, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Edward Morton, Hunter & Morton, Alexandria, LA, Counsel for Plaintiffs/Appellants: Frances Scales, et vir.

Randall M. Seeser, Gold, Weems, Bruser, Sues, Alexandria, LA, Counsel for Defendants/Appellees: Rapides Regional Medical Center.

Court composed of SYLVIA R. COOKS, BILLIE COLOMBARO WOODARD, and MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, Judges.


WOODARD, Judge.

On April 10, 1996, Dr. Charles Rogers performed a bariatric surgical procedure, on Mrs. Frances Scales at Rapides Regional Medical Center (RRMC) in Alexandria, Louisiana. He had been prohibited from performing such procedures four months prior to her operation. Approximately ten days after the surgery, she developed a post-operative infection which, allegedly, resulted from the operation.

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