Ford v. Fla. Hosp. E. Orlando, 274 So. 3d 1156 (2019)

May 28, 2019 · District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District · No. 1D18-1196

274 So. 3d 1156

Damien B. FORD, Appellant,
v.
FLORIDA HOSPITAL EAST ORLANDO, Appellee.

No. 1D18-1196

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

May 28, 2019
Rehearing Denied June 27, 2019

Richard S. Larson of Rick Larson Law, Winter Garden, for Appellant.

Craig S. Foels, Christian P. Trowbridge, and Dinelia Concepcion of Estes, Ingram, Foels & Gibbs, P.A., Maitland, for Appellee.

Per Curiam.

AFFIRMED . See Marchman v. St. Anthony's Hosp., Inc. , 152 So.3d 830, 831 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014) (holding that the Florida Commission on Human Relations lacked jurisdiction over hospitals); Crane v. Lifemark Hosp. of Fla., Inc. , 149 So.3d 718, 721 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014) (concluding that a hospital was not a covered establishment under the Florida Civil Rights Act). See also Mena v. Lifemark Hosps. of Fla., Inc. , Final Order No. 12-023, 2012 Fla. Div. Adm. Hear. LEXIS 253, *4 (FCHR May 16, 2012) (a hospital cafeteria cannot turn a hospital into a place of public accommodation), aff'd, Mena v. Lifemark Hosps. of Fla., Inc. , 109 So.3d 787 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013).

Rowe, Ray, and Osterhaus, JJ., concur.