Trial begins in botched surgeries case
By Colleen Heild, Albuquerque Journal, N.M. | |
And who allowed him to continue working there for two years despite red-flag warnings of his actions?
Years after Schlicht left
Attorneys for 71 plaintiffs contend the national hospital administration company,
"These surgeries can never be done anywhere safely in the world,"
Curtis alleged Quorum allowed the practice "for financial gain. There can be no other explanation."
The plaintiffs contend Quorum also permitted Schlicht to perform other complicated surgeries that he was neither qualified nor trained to perform.
His last botched surgery in
Quorum attorneys deny the claims, contending the hospital's board of directors, who were selected from the southern
Attorney
He also said top Quorum-hired managers weren't aware of the experimental procedure being used at the hospital, where Schlicht worked at a base annual salary of
"The hole in their case is they can't show anybody knew that procedure was being done," Klecan said.
Plaintiffs' attorney
Coates said the board was never told of the red flags.
"They were not and should not be held responsible," Coates said of board members.
Curtis said Schlicht was never fired or removed by hospital officials because of the experimental surgeries. She said he resigned only after learning his spine procedures weren't making enough money for the hospital and that he wasn't going to be awarded bonuses.
Other settlements
In 2012, the plaintiffs entered a partial settlement of about
That amount included
Even though
Quorum, a subsidiary of
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