What are the requirements for a plaintiff to be admitted to a hospital for treatment of a serious medical need?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Lee v. Ballesteros, Case No. 1:12-cv-00808-SKO (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2015):
"Indications that a plaintiff has a serious medical need include the existence of an injury that a reasonable doctor or patient would find important and worthy of comment or treatment; the presence of a medical condition that significantly affects an individual's daily activities; or the existence of chronic or substantial pain." Colwell v. Bannister, 763 F.3d 1060, 1066 (9th Cir.
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