Problem
Assume you are the hospital administrator responsible for press releases and public statements to the press. Your hospital has a laboratory that provides services to physician practices. You have drivers who travel a route to pick up specimens for lab work. One day, a courier deviates from his assigned route for a two-hour lunch with his girlfriend. Afterward, he is involved in an accident on his way to the next assigned pickup point. Is the hospital liable to the other driver? What additional facts, if any, do you need to know to answer this question? What, if anything, should be done about the courier? Create your press statement and include it here. What do you say? What don't you say? Be sure to include facts and law, not your personal opinion.