IRVIN v. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS HEALTHCARE

No. 5-17-0446.

128 N.E.3d 1149 (2019)

2019 IL App (5th) 170446

Anita IRVIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS HEALTHCARE, d/b/a Carbondale Memorial Hospital; The City of Carbondale; the City of Carbondale Police Department; and Officer Mark Murray, Defendants (Southern Illinois Healthcare, d/b/a Carbondale Memorial Hospital, Defendant-Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

Rehearing denied July 1, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bryan A. Drew and Brittany L. Elliott , of Drew Law Group, of Benton, for appellant.

John C. Ryan and Kara L. Jones , of Feirich Mager Green Ryan, of Carbondale, for appellee.


OPINION

¶ 1 At issue in this appeal is what steps a health care provider may take if it has reason to believe that a patient may be suicidal. The plaintiff, Anita Irvin, sought treatment for swelling and pain in her leg at the emergency room of a hospital operated...

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