(1) Hospitals ordered to receive an involuntarily hospitalized person shall have standing to petition the District Court for any necessary clarification or modification of orders or judgments entered in proceedings under this chapter and to appeal to the Circuit Court from final judgments or orders entered in proceedings which have not complied with the provisions of this chapter. A copy shall be sent to the involuntarily hospitalized person and the person's attorney of record, if any, of whatever pleadings are filed by the hospital.
(2) Appeals from the final orders or judgments of the District Court made and entered in proceedings under this chapter shall be taken in the same manner as other appeals from District Court to Circuit Court. This appeal shall be advanced on the Circuit Court docket without motion or notice.