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àAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDÌHEALTH€SYSTEM€OF€EAST€TENNESSEE,)ÌINC.,€d/b/a€BAPTIST€HOSPITAL€OF€)ÌEAST€TENNESSEE,€INC.,€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Defendants„Appellees€€)ÌÌÌÌÌABBY€R.€œRUBENFELD›,€Nashville,€for€Appellant.ÌÌÌR.€FRANKLIN€NORTON,€G.€GARY€œSPANGLER›€and€W.€MITCHELL€CRAMER,ÏœWimberly›,€œLawson›,€Norton,€&€œLuhn›,€Knoxville,€for€Appellees€BaptistÏHealth€System€of€East€Tennessee,€Inc.,€or€Baptist€Hospital€of€EastÏTennessee,€Inc.ÌÌÌSTEPHEN€C.€œDAVES›,€œO'Neal›,€Parker€&€Williamson,€Knoxville,€for€Dr.ÏMire.ÌÌÌÓÓà@ àòòO€P€I€N€I€O€NóóÌÌà€ àMcMurray,€J.ÌÌà àThe€plaintiff€filed€an€unsigned€complaint€without€œa€proper›Ïbond€or€œpauper's›€oath,€alleging€medical€malpractice€against€allÏdefendants.€€The€defendants€filed€motions€for€summary€judgmentÏwhich€were€granted€by€the€court.€€Judgment€was€accordingly€enteredÏdismissing€the€action€as€to€all€defendants.€€This€appeal€resulted.€ÏWe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.ÌÌà àOn€this€appeal€we€are€faced€with€a€multitude€of€issues€asÏframed€by€the€plaintiff,€however,€each€and€every€issue€is€simply€aÏchallenge€to€the€propriety€of€the€trial€court's€action€in€sustain…ing€a€motion€for€summary€judgment.€€It€is€unnecessary,€therefore,Ïfor€us€to€reiterate€the€issues.€€Our€task€is€simply€to€review€theÏrecord€and€determine€if€summary€judgment€was€appropriate.ÌÌà@ àò òSTANDARD€OF€REVIEWó óÌÌà àOur€œstandard›€of€review€in€considering€the€propriety€of€summa…ry€judgment€is€as€follows:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà àThe€standards€governing€an€appellate€court's€reviewÏof€a€trial€court's€action€on€a€motion€for€summary€à àjudg…ment€are€well€settled.€Since€our€inquiry€involves€purelyÏa€question€of€law,€no€presumption€of€correctness€atta…ches€to€the€trial€court's€judgment,€and€our€task€isÏconfined€to€reviewing€the€record€to€determine€whetherÏthe€requirements€of€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€56€have€been€met.ÏòòœCowden›€v.€œSovran›€Bank/Central€Southóó,€816€S.W.2d€741,€744Ï(Tenn.€1991).€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€56.03€provides€thatÏsummary€judgment€is€only€appropriate€where:€(1)€there€isÏno€genuine€issue€with€regard€to€the€material€factsÏrelevant€to€the€claim€or€defense€contained€in€the€mo…tion,€òòByrd€v.€œHallóó,›€847€S.W.2d€208,€210€(Tenn.€1993);Ïand€(2)€the€moving€party€is€entitled€to€a€judgment€asÏmatter€of€law€on€the€undisputed€facts.€òòAnderson€v.ÏStandard€Register€Coóó.,€857€S.W.2d€555,€559€(Tenn.€1993).ÏThe€moving€party€has€the€burden€of€proving€that€itsÏmotion€satisfies€these€requirements.€òòœDownen›€v.€AllstateÏIns.€Coóó.,€811€S.W.2d€523,€524€(Tenn.€1991).ÌÌà8 àà àThe€standards€governing€the€assessment€of€evidenceÏin€the€summary€judgment€context€are€also€well€estab…lished.€Courts€must€view€the€evidence€in€the€light€mostÏfavorable€to€the€nonmoving€party€and€must€also€draw€allÏreasonable€inferences€in€the€nonmoving€party's€favor.ÏòòByrdóó,€847€S.W.2d€at€210„11.€Courts€should€grant€a€summa…ry€judgment€only€when€both€the€facts€and€the€conclusionsÏto€be€drawn€from€the€facts€permit€a€reasonable€person€toÏÔ&  Ôreach€only€one€conclusion.€Id.ÌÌÌòòœCarvell›€v.€Bottomsóó,€900€S.W.2d€23€(Tenn.€1995).Ô'  ÔÌÌÌÌà@ àò òBAPTIST€HEALTH€SYSTEM€OF€EAST€TENNESSEE,€INC.,Ìà@ àd/b/a€BAPTIST€HOSPITAL€OF€EAST€TENNESSEE,€INC.ó óÌÌÓÓÌà àWith€regard€to€the€defendant,€Baptist€Health€System€of€EastÏTennessee,€Inc.,€two€grounds€are€strongly€asserted€upon€which€thisÏdefendant€claims€entitlement€of€a€judgment€as€a€matter€of€law.€ÏFirstly,€this€defendant€asserts€that€it€is€not€a€hospital€and€isÏnot€licensed€to€operate€a€hospital€but€is€simply€a€holding€companyÏfor€other€entities€including€the€Baptist€Hospital€of€East€Tennes…see,€Inc.× ƒ+ ××  ×€€Secondly,€this€defendant€asserts,€and€counsel€for€theÏplaintiff€candidly€concedes,€that€the€only€theory€of€recoveryÏadvanced€against€either€the€Baptist€Health€System€of€East€Tennes…see,€Inc.,€or€Baptist€Hospital€of€East€Tennessee,€Inc.,€is€basedÏupon€allegations€of€vicarious€liability.€Specifically,€the€plain…tiff€charges€that€"Dr.€A.€Dean€Mire€was€an€employee€of€BaptistÏHealth€Systems€of€East€Tennessee,€Inc.,€and€therefore€[this€defen…dant]€failed€to€exercise€its€duty€of€control€over€its€employee."ÌÌà àIn€support€of€its€motion€for€summary€judgment,€the€defendantÏfiled€affidavits,€pursuant€to€Rule€56,€Tennessee€Rules€of€CivilÏProcedure,€affirmatively€stating€that€Dr.€Mire€was€not€an€employeeÏof€either€Baptist€Health€Systems€of€East€Tennessee,€Inc.,€orÏBaptist€Hospital€of€East€Tennessee,€Inc.€The€affidavits€furtherÏaffirmatively€reflect€that€the€only€relationship€between€Dr.€MireÍand€the€Hospital€was€that€he€was€an€independent€contractor€who€hadÏbeen€accorded€staff€privileges.ÌÌà àNo€countervailing€evidence€was€submitted€by€the€plaintiff.€ÏWe,€therefore,€hold€that€the€summary€judgment€as€to€the€defendantÏBaptist€Health€Systems€of€East€Tennessee,€Inc.,€d/b/a€BaptistÏHospital€of€East€Tennessee,€œInc.,›€was€properly€granted.€€We€do€notÏfind€it€necessary€to€address€the€issue€of€the€sufficiency€ofÏservice€of€process.ÌÌà@ àò òDR.€A.€DEAN€MIREó óÌÌà àThe€case€of€Dr.€Mire€requires€closer€scrutiny.€€Dr.€MireÏfiled€his€affidavit€in€support€of€his€motion€for€summary€judgmentÏaffirmatively€stating€that€he€is€a€licensed€physician,€boardÏcertified€in€family€medicine€and€that€he€is€familiar€with€theÏrecognized€standards€of€care€of€acceptable€medical€practice€in€theÏKnoxville€community€for€doctors€practicing€general€family€medi…cine.€€He€further€related€his€professional€relationship€with€theÍdeceased,€Mr.€Henderson.€€œMore€important,›€he€stated€that€in€hisÏopinion€"within€a€reasonable€degree€of€medical€certainty,€theÏmedical€care€provided€Mr.€Henderson€...€was€in€accordance€with€theÏrecognized€standard€of€acceptable€medical€care€for€family€practi…tioners€in€the€Knoxville€community€in€1994."€His€affidavit€set€outÏin€detail€the€medical€treatment€and€care€that€he€had€provided€toÏMr.€Henderson.€€He€further€deposed€that€"within€a€reasonableÏdegree€of€medical€certainty,€that€the€medical€care€I€provided€didÏnot€cause€nor€contribute€to€Mr.€Henderson's€illness€or€death."ÌÌà àAs€countervailing€evidence,€the€plaintiff€filed€the€affidavitÏof€Dr.€Mark€Tanner,€a€physician,€board€certified€in€family€medi…cine€and€licensed€to€practice€in€the€State€of€Georgia.€€He€statedÏin€his€affidavit€that€he€was€familiar€with€the€standard€of€care,Ïcustom€and€practice€œin€surrounding›€communities€including€Knox…ville,€Tennessee.€€He€further€states€that€he€has€reviewed€theÏmedical€records€of€the€decedent,€consisting€of€the€following:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà0 àà à1.à àThe€medical€records€of€Dr.€A.€Dean€Mire.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà à2.à àThe€records€from€Baptist€Hospital€of€East€Tennes…see.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà à3.à àThe€records€of€the€autopsy€performed€by€Dr.€CharlesÏW.€Harlan.ÌÌÓÓÌà àHe€further€stated:Ìà@ à*€€€€€*€€€€€*€€€€€*ÌÓÓà8 àà0 àà à7.à àà àIt€is€my€opinion,€to€a€reasonable€degree€ofÏmedical€certainty€and€with€knowledge€of€the€customsÏand€practices€of€the€medical€profession€in€thisÏcommunity€and€in€the€surrounding€communities,€thatÏdefendants€and€each€of€them€breached€the€standardÏof€care€in€this€community€when€defendants€failed€toÏdiagnose,€treat€or€intervene€to€provide€the€plain…tiff€decedent€with€timely€and€competent€care€afterÏreceiving€the€results€of€various€tests€includingÏthe€arterial€blood€gas,€gallium€scan,€and€otherÏlaboratory€tests€including€biochemical€profile€andÏcomplete€blood€count€all€of€which€were€caused€to€beÏperformed€upon€plaintiff€decedent€by€these€defen…dants€and/or€their€agents.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà à8.à àà àIt€is€my€opinion€to€a€reasonable€degree€ofÏmedical€certainty€that€if€the€plaintiff€decedentÏhad€been€treated€timely€by€the€defendant€and€withinÏthe€standard€of€care€as€œafore›€stated,€the€plaintiffÏdecedent€would€have€recovered€from€this€pneumonia.ÌÌà8 àà0 àà à9.à àà àAfter€reviewing€all€of€the€records€hereinaboveÏstated€it€is€my€opinion,€to€a€reasonable€degree€ofÏmedical€certainty,€that€"congestive€failure"€wasÍnot€in€fact€the€cause€of€the€plaintiff€decedent'sÏdeath.€€Plaintiff€decedent€died€of€òòœPneumocystis›Ïœcarinii›óó€pneumonia€or€another€similar€opportunisticÏdisease€common€in€persons€with€AIDS.ÌÌÓÓÌà àThe€trial€court€was€less€than€impressed€by€the€affidavit€ofÏDr.€Tanner.€The€transcript€of€the€hearing€contains€the€followingÏstatements€of€the€court:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà0 àà àTHE€COURT:€€Let€me€quickly€ask€Ms.€Bentley€this€ques…tion:€€Now€the€affidavit€stripped€of€the€injunctiveÏsentences,€that's€been€filed€by€Dr.€Tanner€ofÏAtlanta,€says€that€the€defendant€"breached€theÏstandard€of€care€in€this€community€when€he€failedÏto€diagnose,€treat€or€intervene€to€provide€theÏplaintiff/decedent€with€timely€and€competent€careÏafter€receiving€the€results€of€various€tests,Ïincluding€the€arterial€blood€gas,€the€gallium€scan,Ïand€other€laboratory€tests€including€the€biochemi…cal€profile€and€complete€blood€court."ÌÌà8 àà0 àNow,€if€this€Dr.€Tanner€is€going€to€be€able€toÏestablish€the€standard€of€care€in€this€community,Ïwhich€he's€got€to€do€if€the€plaintiff€is€to€pre…vail,€then€doesn't€he€have€to€say€something€aboutÏwhat€the€standard€of€care€requires€when€the€doctorÏreceives€that€information.€€That€information€mightÏindicate€to€a€doctor€you€don't€need€to€do€anything.€ÏWouldn't€it€depend€on€what€those€tests€were?€€WhatÏis€the€standard€of€œcare?›ÌÌà8 àà0 àNow,€I€know€these€doctors€like€to€talk€about€theÏstandard€of€care,€but€when€you€get€them€on€theÏwitness€stand,€a€lot€of€times€they€have€a€lot€ofÏdifficulty€articulating€what€that€is.€€It's€notÏnearly€as€finite€as€they€sometimes€would€like€us€toÏbelieve.€€But€there's€got€to€be€some€kind€of€stanƒdard,€and€you've€got€to€prove€what€the€standard€ofÏcare€is.ÌÌà8 àà0 àYou've€got€to€prove,€this€plaintiff's€got€to€prove,Ïwhat€the€standard€was,€that€there€was€a€deviationÏfrom€that€standard,€and€as€a€result€of€the€devia…tion€this€man€suffered€an€injury€that€he€would€notÏhave€otherwise€suffered.€€Now€if€the€plaintiffÏcan't€come€in€and€show€what€the€standard€is,€whyÏshould€we€go€any€further.ÌÌÓÓÌà àThe€above€statement€by€the€trial€court€is€an€accurate€state…ment.€Here€we€are€dealing€with€a€motion€for€summary€judgment.€€TheÏburden€is€upon€the€movant€to€demonstrate€that€from€the€evidenceÏproduced€in€support€of€his€motion€for€summary€judgment,€he€isÏentitled€to€judgment€as€a€matter€of€law€if€his€evidence€is€unre…futed.€€Therefore,€it€is€the€burden€of€the€defendant,€on€a€motionÏfor€summary€judgment€in€this€case,€to€prove€the€standard€of€careÏand€that€his€professional€conduct€conformed€thereto.€€We€agreeÏwith€the€trial€court€that€the€defendant's€affidavit,€if€un‚contro…verted,€would€entitle€him€to€judgment€as€a€matter€of€law.€€We€areÏof€the€opinion,€however,€that€the€affidavit€of€Dr.€Tanner€isÏinsufficiently€precise€to€demonstrate€that€a€genuine€issue€ofÏmaterial€fact€exist.ÌÌÓÓà8 àSummary€judgments€provide€a€quick€and€inexpensive€way€toÏdispose€of€lawsuits€where€the€plaintiff€does€not€haveÏenough€proof€to€justify€the€time€and€expense€of€a€trial.ÏòòœBrookins›€v.€The€œRoundtable›,€Incóó.,€624€S.W.2d€547€(Tenn.Ï1981).€The€procedure€is€especially€valuable€in€a€medicalÏmalpractice€case€where€the€statutes€require€specificÏproof€of€negligence€and€causation,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ððÏ29„26„115(a),€and€where€the€proof€must€ordinarily€comeÏfrom€expert€testimony.€òòStokes€v.€œLeung›óó,€651€S.W.2d€704Ï(Tenn.€App.€1982).€But,€a€summary€judgment€proceeding,Ïdesigned€to€weed€out€unprovable€claims,€must€not€becomeÏa€substitute€for€trial€and€the€court€considering€theÏmotion€must€recognize€that€the€movant€has€the€burden€ofÏproving€the€absence€of€disputed€material€facts.€òòJones€v.ÏHome€Indemnity€Ins.€Coóó.,€615€S.W.2d€213€(Tenn.€1983).ÌÌòòHall€v.€œRamos›óó,€1991€Tenn.€App.€LEXIS€149.ÌÌÓÓÌà àIn€òòRoddy€v.€Volunteer€Med.€Clinic,€Incóó.,€926€S.W.2d€572Ï(Tenn.€App.€œ1996),€the€court›€in€a€case€similar€to€œthis,›€insofar€asÏthe€affidavits€are€œconcerned,›€made€the€following€observation:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà àThe€Plaintiffs€here€have€the€burden€of€proving€byÏexpert€testimony€(1)€the€standard€of€care,€(2)€that€theÏDefendants€deviated€from€that€standard,€and€(3)€that€asÏa€proximate€result€of€the€Defendants'€negligent€act€orÏomission,€the€Plaintiffs€have€suffered€injuries€whichÏwould€not€otherwise€have€occurred.€òòDolan€v.€Cunninghamóó,Ï648€S.W.2d€652€(Tenn.€App.€1982);€òòParker€v.€œVanderbilt›óóÏUniv.,€767€S.W.2d€412€(Tenn.€App.€1988);€òòœHurst›€v.€œDougƒherty›óó,€800€S.W.2d€183€(Tenn.€App.€1990).ÌÌòòRoddyóó,€at€page€578.ÌÌÓÓÌà àThe€defendant's€affidavit€is€sufficiently€precise€to€placeÏthe€burden€upon€the€plaintiff€to€come€forward€with€proof€estab…lishing€a€disputed€material€fact€on€(1)€the€standard€of€care,€(2)Ïthat€the€defendant€deviated€from€that€standard,€and€(3)€that€as€aÏproximate€result€of€the€defendant's€negligent€act,€the€plaintiffÏsuffered€injuries€which€would€not€otherwise€have€occurred.€€Dr.ÏTanner's€affidavit€fails€to€establish€the€requisite€facts€toÏdemonstrate€that€a€genuine€issue€of€material€fact€exists.€€Specif…ically,€Dr.€Tanner's€affidavit€fails€to€state€with€any€degree€ofÏprecision,€what,€if€anything,€Dr.€Mire€did€wrong€in€his€treatmentÏof€the€deceased.€€The€affidavit€is€replete€with€conclusions.€€TheÏonly€assertion€in€Dr.€Tanner's€deposition€approaching€the€failureÍof€the€defendants€to€meet€the€standard€of€care€is€that€the€defen…dant€"breached€the€standard€of€care€in€this€community€when€œdefen…dants›€failed€to€diagnose,€treat€or€intervene€to€provide€the€plain…tiff€decedent€with€timely€and€competent€care€œ€.€.€.€"›€€The€affida…vit€fails€to€point€out€the€diagnosis,€if€any,€that€should€haveÏbeen€made.€€It€further€fails€to€point€out€the€treatment€or€inter…vention€that€should€have€occurred€to€prevent€the€plaintiff€dece…dent's€death.€€There€is€nothing€in€the€affidavit€to€demonstrateÏthat€as€a€proximate€result€of€the€defendant's€negligent€act€orÏomission,€the€plaintiff€suffered€injuries€which€would€not€other…wise€have€occurred.€(T.C.A.€ðð€29„26„115(a)(3)).ÌÌà àWe€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€granting€summaryÏjudgment€to€all€defendants.€€Costs€of€this€appeal€are€taxed€to€theÏappellant€and€this€cause€is€remanded€to€the€trial€court.€ÌÌÓÓà€ à______________________________Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Don€T.€McMurray,€J.ÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌHouston€M.€Goddard,€Presiding€JudgeÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌHerschel€P.€Franks,€JudgeÌÇÑ  ÑÑ7€]XXd×XXd×7Ñà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALSÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌESTATE€OF€RICHARD€J.€HENDERSON,€)à àKNOX€CIRCUITÌdeceased€and€RONALD€W.€KOCHER,€€)à àC.A.€NO.€03A01„9608„CV„00264ÌExecutor,€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Plaintiff„Appellant€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ìvs.€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àHON.€WHEELER€ROSENBALMÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)à àJUDGEÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)ÌDR.€A.€DEAN€MIRE,€THE€BAPTIST€€€)à àAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDÌHEALTH€SYSTEM€OF€EAST€TENNESSEE,)ÌINC.,€d/b/a€BAPTIST€HOSPITAL€OF€)ÌEAST€TENNESSEE,€INC.,€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€)Ì€€€€€€€€€€Defendants„Appellees€€)ÌÌÌ€Ìà@ àœò òòòJUDGMENTóóó ó›ÌÌÌÓÓà àThis€appeal€came€on€to€be€heard€upon€the€record€from€theÏCircuit€Court€of€Knox€County,€briefs€and€argument€of€counsel.€ÍUpon€consideration€thereof,€this€Court€is€of€the€opinion€thatÏthere€was€no€reversible€error€in€the€trial€court.Ìà àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€granting€summary€judgment€toÏall€œdefendants€is€affirmed€in€all€respects.›€€Costs€of€this€appealÏare€taxed€to€the€appellant€and€this€cause€is€remanded€to€the€trialÏcourt.€ÌÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€PER€CURIAM