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 IN THE
Supreme Court of the United States
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SOUTHERN BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF FLORIDA, INC.,

                                                                                    Petitioner,

v.

JEAN CHARLES, JR., as next friend and duly appointed
guardian of his sister, MARIE CHARLES, et al.,

                                                                                  Respondents.

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On Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the
Florida Supreme Court

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BRIEF OF THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION AND FEDERATION OF AMERICAN
HOSPITALS AS AMICI CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONER

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(additional counsel listed on inside cover)