Pidgeon v. Wake’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 1 state decisions

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1. “there [were] two isolated incidents, involving two different doctors in emergency situations.... Neither [of whom were] the patient's regular practitioner, nor were the visits continuous. " Id. at (emphasis added). 46 Stansel's visits to the emergency room on November 30 and December 4, 1992 were not continuous, because in the interim Stansel was treated, and in fact, discharged from the hospital by her regular physician. The intervention of Stansel's emergency treatment by her regular physician transformed her return trip to the emergency room on December 4th into a discrete emergency visit. On December 4th, Stansel was seeking emergency services for acute chest pains. And, as the majority recognizes in its opinion, "[w]here the patient is not completely recovered on discharge, the patient's continuing care obligations are assumed by the patient's treating physician....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Castillo v. Emergency Medicine Associates, P.A.

2. “employed to provide emergency room services to patients, not continuing care.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Castillo v. Emergency Medicine Associates, P.A.