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SANTA ROSA
Did you know?:When a hospital employee's malpractice injures a patient, the hospital itself may be held vicariously liable under the legal doctrine of "respondeat superior." Under this doctrine, an employer may be held liable for the negligent acts of its employee, if the employee was acting within the scope of his or her employment when the negligent act or omission occurred. This doctrine is very important to plaintiffs in medical malpractice cases, because it helps ensure there will be a financially responsible party to compensate an injured plaintiff.
In some situations, health care providers such as physicians are considered independent contractors rather than hospital employees, and the doctrine of "respondeat superior" will not be applicable. What this means is, if a doctor or other health care professional is an independent contractor, and commits malpractice while treating a patient in a hospital, the hospital cannot be held liable for the doctor's negligence. However, the hospital can be held liable for its own negligence, for example, in granting attending privileges to an unlicensed or incompetent physician.
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