PIEDMONT HEALTHCARE, INC. v. KOWAL

No. A11A2137.

723 S.E.2d 497 (2012)

314 Ga. App. 196

PIEDMONT HEALTHCARE, INC. et al. v. KOWAL.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

February 17, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Manning & Martin, Seslee S. Mattson , Atlanta, Andersen, Tate & Carr, Thomas T. Tate , Duluth, for appellants.

Allen, McCain & O'Mahony, Hunter S. Allen, Jr. , Gary Russell McCain , Simuel F. Doster , Atlanta, for Kowal.


McFADDEN, Judge.

This appeal is from a trial court's order enjoining a hospital board's decision to revoke a doctor's clinical privileges. Because the injunction was based on an erroneous interpretation of the hospital's bylaws, we reverse.

The record shows that a 17-year-old patient suffered a burn to his hand while undergoing a nasal surgical procedure performed by Dr. Keith Kowal at Piedmont Fayette Hospital. After an investigation of the incident, the...

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