Opinion ID: 1790468
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Heading: Dr Louis Tyler and Gilda Felts

Text: Concerning defendants Dr. Tyler and Ms. Felts, however, the plaintiff has failed to meet her burden of showing the existence of a genuine issue of fact regarding their alleged breach of the Youngberg standard. The unrebutted evidence as to the roles played by these defendants in the administrative policies and procedures of the Hospital was revealed through depositions offered in support of the motion for summary judgment. As director of health services, Dr. Tyler supervised only the staff physicians practicing in the areas of general family medicine. Neither he nor his subordinates were responsible for the implementation or the promulgation of individual habilitation plans. Within the organizational structure of the Hospital, he was not responsible for the supervision or training of Barbara Jackson or other mental health workers. Indeed, his only connection with this case appears to be an informational memorandum that he sent to Mrs. McIntosh-Wilson summarizing Mr. George's physical condition preceding the accident and detailing the cause of death. Likewise, the evidence indicates that Ms. Felts, a licensed practical nurse on duty at the time of the accident, was not responsible for the implementation or the promulgation of individual habilitation plans. She was not responsible for the supervision of the residents or for the supervision or training of mental health workers. Her sole connection to this case appears to be her unsuccessful attempts to resuscitate Andre George upon discovery of the accident by Barbara Jackson. This § 1983 claim turns on allegations of the promulgation of unconstitutional policies or procedures regarding the supervision of residents, rather than on allegations of medical malpractice, and the record reveals no evidence of deliberate indifference on the part of Gilda Felts to the constitutional rights of Andre George. The summary judgment, therefore, was proper as to Dr. Tyler and Ms. Felts, and as to those defendants the judgment of the trial court is affirmed. However, as to defendant Mrs. McIntosh-Wilson, the judgment is reversed and the cause is remanded for further proceedings. AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED IN PART; AND REMANDED. HORNSBY, C.J., and ALMON, SHORES, HOUSTON, STEAGALL, KENNEDY and INGRAM, JJ., concur.