A judge Friday refused to dismiss the 25-count murder indictment against an Ohio doctor accused of ordering excessive painkillers for hospital patients
Meaning: one of the biggest cases of its kind ever brought against a U.S. health care professional will proceed toward trial.
His colleagues who administered the doses were not criminally charged, but the hospital system said it fired 23 nurses, pharmacists and managers after its internal investigation. Even more were referred to their respective state boards for possible disciplinary action.
Mount Carmel has reached more than $17 million in settlements with patients’ families and estates, and more lawsuits are pending.
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