Provenzano v. Ohio Valley Gen. Hosp. – Aug. 2015 (Summary)

PHYSICIAN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT – ARBITRATION

Provenzano v. Ohio Valley Gen. Hosp., No. 1270 WDA 2013 (Pa. Super. Ct. Aug. 26, 2015)

A physician employed by a hospital agreed to perform medical services according to an agreement that included terms governing the physician’s professional representations, warranties, covenants, general professional duties, fees, third-party reimbursements, professional obligations, compensation, benefits, working facilities and set-offs.   The agreement also specified what would happen upon death or disability. The court held that the contract contained a binding arbitration agreement that could be enforced by the board members as agents of the hospital. The court held that all issues presented by the physician should go to binding arbitration.