Articles Posted in Emergency Medical Services

Virginia Gettys was admitted to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Highland, Ill., with abdominal pain, abdominal distension and a report of bloody stools. This followed a recent colonoscopy. Gettys was admitted to the hospital on Jan. 14, 2004.  The defendant, Dr. Jose Diaz, a general surgeon, performed an exploratory laparotomy to see the cause…

The Illinois Supreme Court has reversed an Illinois Appellate Court ruling concluding that Section 3.150(a) of the Emergency Medical Services Systems Act immunizes an ambulance driver in a non-emergency transfer of a patient.  According to the Act, Section 3.150(a), “Any person . . . certified, licensed or authorized pursuant to…