BELL v. ELLIS HOSPITAL


50 A.D.3d 1240 (2008)

854 N.Y.S.2d 604

RICHARD BELL, as Administrator of the Estate of ROLAND RICHARD BELL, Deceased, Respondent, v. ELLIS HOSPITAL et al., Defendants, and MICHELE GORLA, Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

Decided April 3, 2008.


Peters, J.P.

On January 13, 2003, Roland Richard Bell (hereinafter decedent), a patient at defendant Northwoods Rehabilitation and Extended Care Facility-Hilltop, was admitted to defendant Ellis Hospital. Defendant Michele Gorla, a physician, examined decedent, reviewed various laboratory tests, determined that he had metabolic acidosis resulting from either dehydration or septic shock, and ordered a CT scan of his abdomen. Upon receipt of a verbal report from the...

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