BAKER v. HEDSTROM

Nos. 30,475, 30,491, 30,639.

284 P.3d 400 (2012)

2012-NMCA-073

Bryanna Pearl BAKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Stephanie HEDSTROM, M.D.; Southwest Perinatology; William Ramirez, M.D., Lee C. Caruana, M.D.; Family Practice Associates, P.C.; Misbah Zmily, M.D.; Misbah Zmily, P.C.; Cordell Halverson, M.D.; Lorene Valdez-Boyle, M.D.; San Miguel Hospital Corp., d/b/a Alta Vista Regional Hospital; The Board of Regents of the University of New Mexico, as Trustees of the University of New Mexico Health & Sciences Center; and John Does # 1-20; and Jane Does # 1-20, Defendants-Appellees. Lorrice Gordon, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ABQ Health Partners, L.L.C., Defendant-Appellant. Paul Campos, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Cheri Wilson, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Loretta Conder, M.D.; Loretta Conder, M.D., P.C.; a Corporation, Omkar Tiku, M.D.; and Omkar Tiku, P.C., a Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Granted, July 20, 2012, No. 33,635.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McGinn, Carpenter, Montoya, & Love, P.A., Tyler J. Atkins , Randy McGinn , The Kauffman Firm, Cid Lopez , Albuquerque, NM, for Appellant Bryanna Baker.

Law Offices of Felicia C. Weingartner, P.C., Felicia C. Weingartner , The Kauffman Firm, Cid Lopez , Albuquerque, NM, for Appellee Lorrice Gordon.

Garcia & Vargas, LLC, Ray M. Vargas, II , The Law Office of Stephen Durkovich, Stephen Durkovich , Santa Fe, NM, for Appellant Paul Campos.

Hinkle, Hensley, Shanor & Martin, L.L.P., Dana S. Hardy , William P. Slattery , Santa Fe, NM, for Appellees Loretta Conder, M.D. and Loretta Conder, M.D., P.C.

Allen Shepherd Lewis Syra & Chapman PA, Edward W. Shepherd , Albuquerque, NM, for Appellees Omkar Tiku, M.D. and Omkar Tiku P.C.

Lorenz Law, Alice T. Lorenz , Albuquerque, NM, for Appellant ABQ Health Partners, L.L.C.

Butt Thornton & Baehr PC, Emily A. Franke , W. Ann Maggiore , Albuquerque, NM, for Appellees Stephanie Hedstrom, M.D. and Southwest Perinatology, P.C.

Lorrie A. Krehbiel , Melanie Frassanito , Albuquerque, NM, for Appellees Lee C. Caruana, M.D. and Family Practice Associates, P.C.

Sharp Law Firm, Lynn S. Sharp , Albuquerque, NM, for Appellant ABQ Health Partners, L.L.C.

Miller Stratvert, Jennifer D. Hall , Albuquerque, NM, for Appellees Misbah Zmily M.D. and Misbah Zmily, P.C.


OPINION

CASTILLO, Chief Judge.

{1} In these consolidated cases, we must determine if Defendants are health care providers as defined in the New Mexico Medical Malpractice Act (MMA), NMSA 1978, Sections 41-5-1 to -29 (1976, as amended through 2008). The MMA defines "health care provider" as "a person, corporation, organization, facility[,] or institution licensed or certified by this state to provide health care or professional services as a...

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