Michael D. Brandner, M.d., Appellant v. Providence Health & Services—washington, Appellee

Summary

The court held that Providence violated Dr. Brandner's due process rights by terminating his hospital privileges without prior notice and an opportunity to be heard, because no emergency justified bypassing pre-termination process. It affirmed the determination that Providence's self-reporting policy was sufficiently clear and was not applied arbitrarily or capriciously, but reversed the ruling granting Providence HCQIA damages immunity for the procedurally defective termination and remanded for further proceedings. No separate opinions were provided.