A hospital can be liable for medical malpractice but only in specific circumstances. Many doctors are not directly employed by a hospital or clinic. Instead, they are contracted or kept “on-call” for specific patients or treatment needs. This system is used to keep liability off a hospital if the doctor does something wrong. However, if a doctor who is employed by a hospital commits medical malpractice, then the hospital or medical institution might be liable, too. Furthermore, a hospital can be liable for the wrongdoing of any doctor that practices in its halls if it can be argued that the hospital never should have hired that doctor in the first place, such as if a doctor has a long history of malpractice or has had their license revoked.