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Fergus Falls. Minnesota surgeon fired after comments made at school board meeting

“ Members of the Fergus Falls, Minnesota, community were made aware that Dr. Jeffrey Horak, longtime general surgeon at Lake Region Healthcare (LRH), is no longer working at the facility as of Wednesday, Oct. 20.

The announcement came less than two weeks after Horak spoke in favor of parents making health care decisions for their children at a school board meeting. The meeting garnered high community attendance due to the implementation of a 10-day mask mandate within the school district, which was voted to expire effective Oct. 22 at a special school board meeting held on Wednesday.

The following statement was provided by Kent Mattson, chief executive officer of LRH, regarding the matter: “Lake Region Medical Group (LRMG, the provider group that employed Horak) provided notice to Lake Region Healthcare (LRH) that Dr. Jeff Horak will no longer be available for general surgery services at LRH after Oct. 20, 2021……….”