Doctor Accused of Medical Malpractice Sues Hospital
Former osteopathic surgeon John A. King has become infamous in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and the rest of the region for the sheer number of medical malpractice lawsuits that have been filed against him. With 122 medical malpractice suits filed against him resulting from only 8 months in practice at Putnam General Hospital in Winfield, West Virginia. He has previously made the claim that he was a victim of retaliation by doctors who were involved in health care fraud. Now he has filed a lawsuit against his former hospital and its former owner, the Hospital Corporation of America, whose name alone sends chills down the spine of a person concerned about corporate medicine.
King, whose victims have nearly all reached settlements, claims that the hospital paid bonuses to surgeons who processed patients more quickly. If true, this would show one way in which a corporate administration sacrifices quality of care for profits.
Even if King's claims are not true, and his credibility is certainly very low, his case highlights how poor is the oversight at many hospitals. With 122 claims as a result of 8 months of practice, he was generating a malpractice claim four days a week. Some of the cases are chilling, too, cases of unnecessary amputations, operations on non-existent bone fractures, inappropriate use of medical equipment, even so-called secret human experiments. With this level of malpractice, you cannot help but wonder where was the administration? How was this allowed to go on for so long?
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