Which of the following describes the ruling in the Darling Case (1968)?

A. The Board of Directors was not held liable for errors made by admitting physicians.
B. The physician, and not the Board of Directors, was held liable.
C. The Board of Directors was held liable because it failed to put a quality-control mechanism in place to oversee the granting of admitting privileges for physicians.
D. None of the above


Answer: C

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