Opinion ID: 1241725
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Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Element 2: Plaintiff looked to hospital, rather than individual physician

Text: In her affidavit, Osborne stated: I selected McLeod as the hospital where I planned to have my delivery, and obtain any incidental medical services related to my pregnancy, labor, delivery and newborn care. She continued: [a]t no time did I select these neonatologists to care for my baby. Rather, I selected McLeod as the hospital to provide any and all healthcare needs which might arise incident to my labor and delivery and the newborn care for my son.... I had no knowledge that these neonatologists were employed by their own professional association, as opposed to being employed directly by McLeod. To my knowledge they were the only neonatologists working at McLeod.... I thought all of my son's health care [sic] services at the McLeod NICU were being provided by McLeod, and did not realize the neonatologists were independently employed.