Hollowell, Mitchell, Von Hagen, Eyster & Warner, P.A., by Joseph T. Copeland and Donald R. Von Hagen, Raleigh, for plaintiff-appellee.

Patterson, Dilthey, Clay, Bryson & Anderson L.L.P., by E.C Bryson, Jr. and Christopher J. Derrenbacher, Raleigh, for defendant-appellant Rebecca S. Rich, M.D.

Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, L.L.P., by Timothy P. Lehan and Deanna Davis Anderson, Raleigh, for defendant-appellant Durham County Hospital Corporation.

PER CURIAM.

For the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion, the decision of the Court of Appeals is reversed.

REVERSED.