Assignment task: Read the Misericordia case on page 269 of the text ( The Law of Healthcare Administration, Ninth Edition (9) (Ninth edition) and answer questions 2, 3, and 4 on page 273.
Q1. Do you agree with the court's rationale? What would have been the implications of the opposite result?
Q2. Do you agree with the court's statement on how the public perceives a modern hospital today? What evidence is there to support this statement?
Q3. Does this decision mean that a hospital will be liable for every incident of malpractice committed by nonemployee members of its medical staff? Why or why not?