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Hospital Corp. Settles Suits Alleging Malpractice in West Virginia
Southeast News • March 14, 2008
Nashville, Tenn.-based Hospital Corp. of America and a former subsidiary have agreed to settle 70 lawsuits alleging malpractice by a former West Virginia physician.
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| Subject | Posted By | Posted On |
|---|---|---|
| RE: RE: 124 Lawsuits??? | Noone | Mar 17, 2008, 10:05 am |
| We are all in danger from Docs like this !!! | GB | Mar 14, 2008, 3:45 pm |
| 70 Plaintiffs with the same law firm | Calif Ex Pat | Mar 14, 2008, 3:29 pm |
| RE: 124 Lawsuits??? | Nobody Important | Mar 14, 2008, 2:14 pm |
| 124 Lawsuits??? | How did he get through school? | Mar 14, 2008, 1:48 pm |
| RE: RE: It should be illegal to have mulitple medical licens | Dawn | Mar 14, 2008, 1:14 pm |
| RE: RE: It should be illegal to have mulitple medical licens | Dawn | Mar 14, 2008, 1:13 pm |
| RE: It should be illegal to have mulitple medical licenses | Nobody Important | Mar 14, 2008, 10:16 am |
| It should be illegal to have mulitple medical licenses | GB | Mar 14, 2008, 8:23 am |
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Subject: RE: RE: 124 Lawsuits???
There's an old joke that seems appropriate: What do you call the guy who finishes last in med school? "Doctor"...
Credentialing bodies at hospitals have access to the national practitioners databank, which reports all malpractice settlements. Therefore the hospital should have picked up multiple claims before they let him practice there.
Its pretty common in border areas for docs to have multiple state licenses; many of them have an office in one state and an "outreach" clinic in the neighboring rural area.