Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York July 19, 2011 (Thomas v. Stanley Reddy)

*603The plaintiff’s decedent checked into the defendant South Nassau Communities Hospital (hereinafter the hospital) on November 6, 2006, seeking treatment for “manic depression.” The decedent was pregnant at that time, and had a history of suicide attempts, psychiatric hospitalizations, and treatment for bipolar disorder.