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Medical Forum / General / Alternative / August 2008Calif. surgeon's license suspended after probe
Calif. surgeon's license suspended after probe Friday, August 15, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (08-15) 11:03 PDT Redding, CA (AP) -- A state judge has suspended a Redding heart surgeon's license for performing unnecessary surgeries six years ago. Administrative Law Judge Stephen Smith says Kent Brusett performed at least five unnecessary coronary bypasses while at Redding Medical Center. Brusett, 49, can't practice medicine for 120 days and he will be monitored by another physician for the next eight years. He performs surgeries at Shasta Regional Medical Center and Mercy Medical Center. Brusett was one of three doctors caught up in a 2002 FBI investigation that found that doctors performed unnecessary procedures to boost Redding Medical Center's bottom line. The doctors, the hospital's parent company and their insurers have paid out nearly a half-billion dollars in civil settlements. No criminal charges were ever filed. Brusett's office referred calls to his attorney, Robert Zaro. Zaro did not immediately respond to a call Friday by The Associated Press. ___ Information from: Record Searchlight, http://redding.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/08/15/state/n110302D97.DTL > Calif. surgeon's license suspended after probe > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/08/15/state/n11... Society has given the monopoly doctors a license to kill. Has society also given the monopoly doctors a license to steal, as if their outrageous fees weren't bad enough? DrCee You cannot secure nor restore health with pus or poisons. hmm perhaps you missed the part about his license being suspended...PLUS eight years of monitored surgeries after that "unnecessary" does not equate with "killing".... as for the "high fees"...depends upon what you consider high...my hubby had open heart..his surgeon..best in the area billed for $9500....our insurance reimbursed him $3200.... personally not outrageously high for the training he received (5 year residency)... my hubby was home 72 hours post op..... well worth it On Aug 24, 9:06 pm, rpautrey2 <rpautr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Calif. surgeon's license suspended after probe > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/08/15/state/n11... Society has given the monopoly doctors a license to kill. Has society also given the monopoly doctors a license to steal, as if their outrageous fees weren't bad enough? DrCee You cannot secure nor restore health with pus or poisons. On Aug 26, 9:07 pm, <Hawk...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > hmm Let’see, $9500 for one operation. What was the entire cost? $50,000 or more? Still, at $9500 per operation, one per day, and working for 300 days per year, the surgeon nets a modest $3,000,000 per year. And what does the patient get? Risk of death, great pain, big bills, and an operation that will be worthless in 3 to 6 months. And as far as his 5 years of residency, the last oncologist I talked to was offered the very low salary of a measly $21,000 per month. Oh, that poor, poor doc. Lastly, dear uninformed moron, had you read Ornish’s work, McDougall’s work, and the work of the PCRM ( Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine ) you would have realized that your hubby’s heart condition could have been corrected and reversed by diet and nutrition. DrCee You cannot secure nor restore health with pus or poisons. we were talking about the surgeon's bill he received 3500......the rest was written off as he was "contracted" with Medicare (it is you who knows so little) as for the entire bill....the hospt received 12,000 ONLY On Aug 26, 9:07 pm, <Hawk...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > hmm Let’see, $9500 for one operation. What was the entire cost? $50,000 or more? Still, at $9500 per operation, one per day, and working for 300 days per year, the surgeon nets a modest $3,000,000 per year. And what does the patient get? Risk of death, great pain, big bills, and an operation that will be worthless in 3 to 6 months. And as far as his 5 years of residency, the last oncologist I talked to was offered the very low salary of a measly $21,000 per month. Oh, that poor, poor doc. hawki reply: sounds like jealousy as no one has ever offered you that much...poor poor you Hawki:...as for Ornish etc work...when one has complete blockage of the heart's most important vessel...one can die waiting for their plans to do squat but you are welcome waiting... there is a huge difference between "preventing" and reversing.... Lastly, dear uninformed moron, had you read Ornish’s work, McDougall’s work, and the work of the PCRM ( Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine ) you would have realized that your hubby’s heart condition could have been corrected and reversed by diet and nutrition. DrCee You cannot secure nor restore health with pus or poisons. say why don't you look up the salary of the president of General Motors..or IBM ....etc > we were talking about the surgeon's bill > [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > DrCee > You cannot secure nor restore health with pus or poisons. > we were talking about the surgeon's bill > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > And what does the patient get? Risk of death, great pain, big bills, > and an operation that will be worthless in 3 to 6 months. missed the last sentence..worthless in 3 - 6 months??? hmmm...this man is going strong 8 years later again...what is billed and what is collected are NOT even in the same ballpark...those of us with Medicare or insurance do NOT pay the balance > And as far as his 5 years of residency, the last oncologist I talked > to was offered the very low salary of a measly $21,000 per month. Oh, [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > DrCee > You cannot secure nor restore health with pus or poisons. |
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