                  UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT


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                            No. 97-50971
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                         BETTY A. WILSON,

                                                Plaintiff-Appellee,

                              versus

          GALEN HOSPITAL CORPORATION, formerly known as
              Humana Village Oaks, doing business as
                   Village Oaks Medical Center;
     COLUMBIA/HCA HEALTH CARE CORPORATION OF CENTRAL TEXAS,

                                            Defendants-Appellants.


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           Appeal from the United States District Court
                 for the Western District of Texas
                           (SA-95-CV-737)
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                          August 20, 1998

Before JONES, SMITH, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

          Having considered this appeal in light of the briefs and

pertinent portions of the record, we find no reversible error of

fact or law.   The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.




     *
      Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the Court has determined that
this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except
under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
