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How would you, as an administrator of the health care organization, address the implications arising from the court's decision in the Darling v Charleston community Hospital case
Darling v. Charleston Community Memorial Hospital
It is case of classic Hospital Liability for Medical Staff Member Liability
In detail it is case of a leading court decision in the Illinois Supreme Court system that was the first to impose an independent legal duty on a hospital to monitor & provide overall surveillance of the quality of care provided to patients.
Furthermore in the Darling v. Charleston Community Memorial Hospital landmark case, the healthcare facility failed to investigate the qualifications of a physician hired to work as an independent contractor in the emergency room. The physician was found negligent and the healthcare facility was held liable under.
THIS IS A CASE OF TYPICAL “CORPORATE NEGLIGENCE”
The court enunciated the corporate negligence doctrine under which hospitals have a duty to provide an adequately trained medical and nursing staff. The hospital is also responsible for establishing policies and procedures for monitoring the quality of medicine practiced within the hospital.
At the last I will conclude that the role of health care professionals should be fulfilled with proper responsibility and totally patient centered.