Ohio Hospital System Fires 23, CEO Resigns in Wake of OD Deaths

[BorntobeDO?]

I don't know if you guys have the medscape email, but this appeared in my inbox today. Apparently a DO Critical care doc was fired, and they are claiming he ODed ICU patients on Fentanyl (along with several other doctors and a bunch of nurses). They are calling 500 mcg of Fentanyl or more ODing for these patients. Now I am assuming that these patients were intubated and on Fentanyl/Midazolam drips, so 500 mcg isn't all that hard to get to over a couple days of intubation, but this may not be the actual case.

Just wanted to know if anyone knows more details about this. Cause a cursory read made me think the hospital got sued and threw this group and the unit under the bus, but I don't know this to be true.

Link: Ohio Hospital System Fires 23, CEO Resigns in Wake of OD Deaths
Extra link: Ohio Doctor Charged With 25 Counts of Murder for Giving Fatal Opioid Doses

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[FiremedicMike]

I do believe earlier reports said that he was giving doses in the 4,000mcg range. There were also accusations of paralytic usage prior to brain activity testing and/or end of life discussions..

Also I believe this round of 23 terminations is round 2 of firings..

 

[Tozanzibarbymotorcar]

Why have most of the medical troubles that have made the front page involved DOs

 

[Rekt]

Why have most of the medical troubles that have made the front page involved DOs

The letters don't matter. I'd argue more MDs have been involved in scandals, literally only because there's more of them. There's also bias from this being the DO sub-forum.

 

[nooneyouknow]

Why have most of the medical troubles that have made the front page involved DOs

Guess you haven't heard about the recent UCLA OBGYN scandal

 

[cw2013]

Seems patients received 1000 mcg and one 2000 mcg.

This same hospital system also had an outbreak of legionnaires disease this year.

 

[nimbus]

That doctor also had a conviction for setting off pipe bombs during his college days.