UNGURIAN v. BEYZMAN

Nos. 298 MDA 2019 300 MDA 2019 722 MDA 2019 949 MDA 2019 950 MDA 2019.

232 A.3d 786 (2020)

2020 PA Super 105

Susan UNGURIAN, individually and as guardian of Jason Ungurian, an incapacitated person v. Andrew BEYZMAN, M.D.; Robert Burry, CRNA; North American Partners in Anesthesia (Pennsylvania), LLC, individually and d/b/a NAPA; North American Partners in Anesthesia, LLP, individually and d/b/a NAPA; Wilkes-Barre Hospital Company, LLC, individually and d/b/a Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Wyoming Valley Health Care System, Commonwealth Health and/or Commonwealth Health Systems, Inc.; Community Health Systems, Inc., individually and d/b/a Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Wyoming Valley Health Care System, Commonwealth Health and/or Commonwealth Health System. Appeal of: Wilkes-Barre Hospital Company, LLC d/b/a Wilkes Barre General Hospital. Susan Ungurian, individually and as guardian of Jason Ungurian, an incapacitated person v. Andrew Beyzman, M.D.; Robert Burry, CRNA; North American Partners in Anesthesia (Pennsylvania), LLC, individually and d/b/a NAPA; North American Partners in Anesthesia, LLP, individually and d/b/a NAPA; Wilkes-Barre Hospital Company, LLC, individually and d/b/a Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Wyoming Valley Health Care System, Commonwealth Health and/or Commonwealth Health Systems, Inc.; Community Health Systems, Inc., individually and d/b/a Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Wyoming Valley Health Care System, Commonwealth Health and/or Commonwealth Health System. Appeal of: Wilkes-Barre Hospital Company, LLC, individually and d/b/a Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Susan Ungurian, individually and as guardian of Jason Ungurian, an incapacitated person v. Andrew Beyzman, M.D.; Robert Burry, CRNA; North American Partners in Anestesia (Pennsylvania) LLC, individually and d/b/a NAPA; North American Partners in Anesthesia LLP, individually and d/b/a NAPA; Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Wyoming Valley Healthcare System, Commonwealth Health and/or Commonwealth Health System, Inc. individually and d/b/a Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Wyoming Valley Healthcare System, Commonwealth Health and/or Commonwealth Health Systems. Appeal of: Wilkes-Barre Hospital Company, LLC d/b/a Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Susan Ungurian, individually and as guardian of Jason Ungurian, an incapacitated person v. Andrew Beyzman, M.D.; Robert Burry, CRNA; North American Partners in Anesthesia (Pennsylvania), LLC, individually and d/b/a NAPA; North American Partners in Anesthesia, LLP, individually and d/b/a NAPA; Wilkes-Barre Hospital Company, LLC, individually and d/b/a Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Wyoming Valley Health Care System, Commonwealth Health and/or Commonwealth Health Systems, Inc.; Community Health Systems, Inc., individually and d/b/a Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Wyoming Valley Health Care System, Commonwealth Health and/or Commonwealth Health System. Appeal of: Wilkes-Barre Hospital Company, LLC d/b/a Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Susan Ungurian, individually and as guardian of Jason Ungurian, an incapacitated person v. Andrew Beyzman, M.D.; Robert Burry, CRNA; North American Partners in Anestesia (Pennsylvania) LLC, individually and d/b/a NAPA; North American Partners in Anesthesia LLP, individually and d/b/a NAPA; Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Wyoming Valley Healthcare System, Commonwealth Health and/or Commonwealth Health System, Inc. individually and d/b/a Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Wyoming Valley Healthcare System, Commonwealth Health and/or Commonwealth Health Systems. Appeal of: Wilkes-Barre Hospital Company, LLC d/b/a Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed April 28, 2020.

Reargument Denied June 30, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ira L. Podheiser , Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Joseph A. Quinn Jr. , Kingston, for appellee.

BEFORE: LAZARUS, J., STABILE, J., and DUBOW, J.


Appellant, Wilkes-Barre Hospital Company, LLC d/b/a Wilkes-Barre General Hospital ("Hospital"), appeals from five Orders entered in the trial court compelling production of documents that Hospital alleges are privileged by the Patient Safety Quality Improvement Act ("PSQIA"), 42 U.S.C. § 299b-22(a), and the Peer Review...

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