Mileikowsky

Certified for Partial Publication. [*]

On August 19, 2003, the governing board of respondent West Hills Hospital and Medical Center (Hospital) upheld the dismissal, by the hearing officer, of appellant Gil N. Mileikowsky's challenge to the Hospital's decision to deny appellant staff privileges. The dismissal was based on the fact that appellant declined to furnish documents relating to proceedings involving appellant at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (not a party hereto). On August 19, 2004, appellant filed a petition for a writ of mandate that challenged the governing board's decision. The trial court denied the petition. We reverse with directions.

Appellant is a physician and surgeon licensed to practice medicine in California; he is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology with a subspecialty in infertility. On May 18, 2001, he applied for reappointment to the Hospital's medical staff. At the time of this application, he had courtesy gynecology privileges at the Hospital; a courtesy privilege is given to physicians who use the Hospital only infrequently. Technically, his application was for an extension of his gynecology privileges for the 2001-2003 term, and for…