[USER=123067]@Tax Counsel[/USER] , on the subject of doctors being independent contractors, I suspect my doctor was an independent contractor and it was a private hospital. I was told we were sent there as ours was deemed a healthy, low risk pregnancy. 

Do hospitals not have the responsibility to ensure their premises are not being abused for malpractice, that doctors do not go against protocols established by the hospital even if the doctor is a contractor ?