[Kaiser Permanente had no intention of suspending this murdering doctor, and did so only because CMS rejected Kaiser’s initial plan of correction (pdf).] From the LA Times: Kaiser suspends accused doctor Co-workers questioned the competency of Hamid Safari, who handled high-risk pregnancies at a Fresno hospital. By Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber, Los Angeles Times… Read More »
[This update to the Hamid Safari case came out a few days ago. We’re happy to see a resignation come from this situation, and we’re hearing rumors that there might be another one that hasn’t been announced yet. This is a change for Kaiser. Usually what we hear are a lot of denials, and some… Read More »
[It’s late and I’m tired, so I’m posting this without commentary. I’ll add more information as the news stories start trickling in tomorrow. But whew! 3.2 million.] From the OC register: Kaiser pays $3.2 million in birthing malpractice case A now 14-year-old girl wasn’t breathing when she was born at the Anaheim hospital. BY COURTNEY… Read More »
[Same old story: complaints were ignored, patients died, whistleblowers were retaliated against, and Kaiser denies any wrongdoing regardless of copious evidence to the contrary. It happens so often we would be bored if it wasn’t so damned tragic. Scroll down to the bottom of the story for a link to the original report about this… Read More »
[The most appalling thing about the needless death of this Kaiser member — who suffocated and died due to a severe allergic reaction to an antibiotic — is that the Kaiser doctor and nurses that were present didn’t know what to do to save her. They called 911 instead, and the patient wasn’t given what… Read More »
It’s our guess that most Kaiser Permanente members aren’t aware that Kaiser was run out of Texas like a stray dog with its tail between its legs, but that is about to change, thanks to Vickie Travis and The Kaiser Papers: In 1997 the State of Texas, Division of Insurance took formal action against Kaiser… Read More »
[kaiserthrive.org editor’s note: Surprise, surprise! Kaiser Permanente spits in the face of its victims once again, with another empty expression of sympathy while refusing to take responsibility for killing yet another innocent Kaiser member. Do you suppose this is what they mean by “Thrive”? An even bigger surprise is that George Halvorson can’t seem to… Read More »
[The only thing more reprehensible than Kaiser’s failure to protect its patients from this known repeat malpractice offender, is its PRBS release defending its despicable actions. Kaiser Thrive Exposed joins Justen Deal in his demand for the resignation of The Permanente Medical Group CEO, and lead obfuscater, Dr. Robert Pearl. In the meantime, Kaiser CEO… Read More »
From SignOnSanDiego.com: $903,000 awarded to councilman’s widow By Cheryl Clark UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER SAN DIEGO — The late San Diego Councilman Charles Lewis was never told by his longtime Kaiser physician Willie Thigpen that he had a serious liver disease and that drinking alcohol would hasten his death, an arbitration judge has ruled. The judge,… Read More »
Originally published by KTVU.com and no longer available online. LOS ANGELES — A surgeon with close ties to the Bay Area was charged Monday with prescribing excessive drugs to a comatose, disabled patient to hasten his death and harvest his organs for transplantation. It’s the first such criminal case against a transplant doctor in the… Read More »