{"id":4478,"date":"2019-07-08T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T15:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=4478"},"modified":"2019-07-07T10:23:12","modified_gmt":"2019-07-07T15:23:12","slug":"state-appellate-court-reverses-jury-verdict-against-hospital-for-negligent-credentialing-without-proof-that-the-physician-was-unqualified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/state-appellate-court-reverses-jury-verdict-against-hospital-for-negligent-credentialing-without-proof-that-the-physician-was-unqualified\/","title":{"rendered":"State Appellate Court Reverses Jury Verdict Against Hospital for Negligent Credentialing Without Proof that the Physician was Unqualified"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/saintlukessurgicenter.org\">St. Luke&#8217;s Surgicenter-Lee&#8217;s Summit LLC<\/a> appealed the circuit court&#8217;s judgment against St. Luke&#8217;s after a jury trial. The gist of the claim was for negligent credentialing. The claim had been brought by the plaintiff, Thomas E. Tharp and Paula M. Tharp, his wife. The jury found in favor of the Tharps and awarded damages. On appeal, the jury verdict was reversed by the Missouri Appellate Court. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This case arises from a medical malpractice action against a surgeon operating out of St. Luke&#8217;s Surgicenter in <a href=\"https:\/\/cityofls.net\">Lee&#8217;s Summit<\/a>, Mo. In December 2011, Thomas Tharp underwent a <a href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/treatments\/7017-laparoscopic-cholecystectomy-gallbladder-removal\">laparoscopic cholecystectomy<\/a> &#8212; a surgical procedure to remove his gallbladder.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The surgeon who handled the gallbladder removal applied for staff privileges at St. Luke&#8217;s in 2005 and renewed his privileges several times thereafter. Among other requirements, St. Luke&#8217;s required physicians applying for staff privileges to disclose whether they had ever been sued for professional malpractice and, if so, the number of lawsuits they had defended.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/state-appellate-court-reverses-jury-verdict-against-hospital-for-negligent-credentialing-without-proof-that-the-physician-was-unqualified\/#more-4478\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St. Luke&#8217;s Surgicenter-Lee&#8217;s Summit LLC appealed the circuit court&#8217;s judgment against St. Luke&#8217;s after a jury trial. The gist of the claim was for negligent credentialing. The claim had been brought by the plaintiff, Thomas E. Tharp and Paula M. Tharp, his wife. The jury found in favor of the Tharps and awarded damages. 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