Plaintiff Willoughby was a patient at defendant hospital from January 21 to February 3, 2003. She voluntarily presented there with her husband, at which time a physician concluded that plaintiff should be an emergency admission pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law § 9.39, which provides that a person may be held for involuntary care and treatment for up to 15 days of admission.
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