Comments on: Kaiser covers up for another negligent doctor, whistleblowers retaliated against — AGAIN

By: Ricky

Ricky — Mon, 25 May 2009 02:11:39 +0000

We, too have very bad experiences with Kaiser Doctors.
DR.ELISA MELANIE LUTZER-Oakland Kaiser Permanente-. This is one of the worst doctors I have seen in my lifetime. She is so incompetent that you don’t know if she is coming or going. She has given my daughter different kinds of diagnosis and medications so much so that we have completely lost confidence with this doctor. At one point, we decided to take my daughter to another doctor for a second opinion. She obstructed us, the parents, to do just that.We told her that we have a POWER OF ATTORNEY to take care of our daughter as we see fit and yet they chose to ignore it. She together with another incompetent Case Coordinator by the name of JETH GOLD, at first threatened to call the Police if we don’t follow their orders, then as I was talking to this SHREW on the phone, the other was calling the Police on the other line, who came knocking at my door. When I explained to the COPS that this doctor has done nothing but DOPE UP my daughter (probably to gain more brownie points with the pharmaceutical companies so that she can get free travel benefits from them under the guise of training and symposia) and that Kaiser doctors are NO GOOD, he commented that he definitely agree with me on that point; they left me alone. STAY AS FAR AWAY FROM THESE INDIVIDUALS AS YOU CAN. AND GET OUT OF KAISER AS SOON AS YOU CAN. Ricky L.

By: Casey

Casey — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:08:18 +0000

I don’t know what I should say about the care at Kaiser,except dissapointed.
I was diagnose as having hypertyroidism 3 years ago, was undergoing unsuccessful treatment with propanolo for a year and a half, then refer to a pysch doc, insteas of just admitting to not being able to stablize me they saidit was a mental health issue. They psych doctor gave me medication that I was allergic to, conflicted with my thyroid medication, send me to emergency room, and was quite upset when I request to be transfer to another doctor…took her almost 4 months just to refer me…I think it’s her that needs to see a psych…

By: Administrator at Kaiser’s Fresno hospital steps down » Kaiser Permanente Thrive Exposed

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:34:12 +0000

[...] update to the Hamid Safari case came out a few days ago. We’re happy to see a resignation come from this situation, and [...]

By: Karen Garcia

Karen Garcia — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:27:26 +0000

My OB Gyn. was Dr. Moran, but it was Dr. Safari delivered my daughter by emergency c-section, in 1999.
I know now that WE both were lucky to make it out alive!
I was diagnosed with a Placenta Previa, and knew that a c-section was in my future. But after being doped up with medicine to stop my pre-term contractions, I was sent home. Moran was worried about maintaining my pregnancy, but Safari said my c-section should not be done until I had 3 bleeding episodes…well, I did, and it wasn’t until I almost bled out, that Safari performed my c-section.
Actually, Moran was supposed to do the surgery, but Safari started it before Moran even arrived. I could sense the tension in the operating room, and to call him errogant would be quite an understatement. I didn’t feel comfortable with him delivering my baby, but I didn’t feel I was in the position to do anything about it. I kept quiet and tried to focus on staying calm.
During her week-long stay, my daughter got outstanding care from the nurses in the NICU, and for that I am truly grateful. I was extremely weak, and my RBC count was “in the basement”, but I stayed as strong as I could.
But Dr. Safari clearly put my health and my daughter’s at risk.
I wish I knew then, what I know now… I would not have had my baby at Kaiser. Kaiser should never have put a child’s life in the hands of such an arrogant, doctor - especially one that completely lacks the moral code that he took an oath to uphold.

By: Federal report slams Kaiser for failure to act on complaints about baby killing doctor » Kaiser Permanente Thrive Exposed

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 11:49:55 +0000

[...] Same old story: complaints were ignored, patients died, whistleblowers were retaliated against, and Kaiser denies any wrongdoing regardless of copious evidence to the contrary. [...]

By: Tabby

Tabby — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:05:50 +0000

Its about time Kaiser does something about this situation with Dr. Safari. He really shouldn’t be practicing medicine with all of these allegations against him. Thank-Goodness for the patients that called Member Services and Complained about Dr. Safari and we were willing to change OB’s because of the Allegations against him from the Article of the LA Times. I believe the Patients Voices has been heard and Horray for the Nurses Union who took a stand against Dr. Safari!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Too little too late

Too little too late — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:01:22 +0000

I hear that the infamous Dr. Safari has been “suspended” from duties after the outry from the public,other KP providers and the nurses union. Now the medical board just needs to take away his license.

By: Andrew Brewer

Andrew Brewer — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 21:55:58 +0000

To me it is pretty simple–Kaiser’s motivation is to withhold care, in order to minimize costs, and so anyone who needs help is, by default, in an adversarial relationship with their provider, as opposed to a collaborative one.

If you want to get decent coverage avoid Kaiser. Period.

Sadly as a non-resident I did not know about them until, for me, it was too late. But that is their business model and all you can really do is just stop using them. If enough people simply quit paying monthly premiums THEN things MAY change. In my opinion, there is no other way to impact them other than a large scale exodus.

By: Lehna J. Brewer's Mom

Lehna J. Brewer's Mom — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:02:39 +0000

And it wasn’t just Dr. Safari that took away those dreams of watching their child grow up, it was KAISER that took away those dreams. Kaiser silenced my Baby before she could ever even be born. She was a BEAUTY and kaiser took her away
before we even had a chance to say hello to each other. Had we been given a NECESSARY C-section I believe my Baby Lehna would be alive today.

Unfortunately, Dr. Safari was not an isolated incident.

KAISER is really the issue here.

By: Tabby

Tabby — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 04:50:15 +0000

I feel very shocked in Dismayed over the Fresno Bee Article and that I could hardly believe what I was reading. Why aren’t they putting him on Administrative Leave? As a parent you can never replace a life, mine or my child’s life. And he took away those parents dreams of there new born baby coming home to them and took away there dreams of watching them grow up.