Re: Calif. surgeon's license suspended after probe

On Aug 24, 9:06 pm, rpautrey2 <rpautr...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Calif. surgeon's license suspended after probe

Friday, August 15, 2008

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(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.

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Information from: Record Searchlight,http://redding.com

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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.
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