RENOWN HEALTH v. VANDERFORD

No. 51755.

235 P.3d 614 (2010)

RENOWN HEALTH, INC., f/k/a Washoe Medical Center, Inc., Appellant, v. Betty VANDERFORD, individually and as the personal representative of Christopher Wall, a minor, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

July 1, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Piscevich & Fenner and Margo Piscevich, Reno; Molof & Vohl and Robert C. Vohl, Reno, for Appellant.

John P. Echeverria, Reno; Durney & Brennan and Peter D. Durney, Reno, for Respondent.

Bradley Drendel & Jeanney and Bill Bradley, Reno, for Amicus Curiae Nevada Justice Association.

Lewis & Roca, LLP, and Daniel F. Polsenberg and Jennifer B. Anderson, Las Vegas, for Amicus Curiae Nevada Hospital Association.

Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial, LLC, and D. Lee Roberts, Jr., and Rosemary Missisian, Las Vegas, for Amicus Curiae Catholic Healthcare West.

Before the Court En Banc.


OPINION

By the Court, PARRAGUIRRE, C.J.:

In this appeal, we consider whether hospitals owe an absolute nondelegable duty to provide competent medical care to their emergency room patients through independent contractor doctors. Although the parties settled in this matter, appellant Renown Health, Inc., reserved its right to appeal the district court's interlocutory order granting partial summary judgment based on the imposition of a nondelegable duty...

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