Former Tennessee hospital CEO says he was asked to resign after participating in surgery

Becker's Hospital Review ^ | August 25, 2020 | Kelly Gooch

[buckalfa]

Whiskey tango foxtrot or hold muh beer?

[BenLurkin]

[Diogenesis]

No one is allowed to be in the surgical theater
without a medical license ... unless he is Bill Gates.

[stars & stripes forever]

Must have stayed at a Holiday Inn Express.

[texas booster]

Someone talking personal responsibility in the modern era?

He must not be a politician.

[RummyChick]

Resigning should be the least of his worries.

Next up, lawsuit.

Then, charges.

[HangnJudge]

Medical Students do this stuff, they ain’t licensed... yet

[Dilbert San Diego]

I can’t believe someone would have participated in the surgery like that.

I expect a lawsuit to follow.

[Bartholomew Roberts]

As a fact, your statement is false. I have a buddy who is a big wig in Stryker. They make knee and hip replacements.

My friend does not have any medical or nursing degree. He is in operating rooms nearly every day assisting in replacements.

He touches patients, manipulates OR equipment, etc.
although he has never mentioned using a scalpel, he is an active member of the surgery team.

[Joe 6-pack]

""As the case began, the surgeon asked if I would like to make the initial incision for this surgical procedure. I regret I did so," Mr. Neal wrote."

The next time Mr. Neal needs a tooth filled, I hope the dentist lets his 18 year old tattooed, nose-pierced, green-haired daughter have a run at using the drill.

[Psalm 73]

"...after participating in a surgical procedure without a medical license."

Hey, let me try - I always wanted to work on an automatic transmission....

[Chauncey Gardiner]

Happens all the time. Think medical device & equipment reps training docs on new tech stuff.

[RummyChick]

Medical sales people are often in the surgical room helping with their expertise because they know the ins and outs of the device

They dont cut open patients

[BartMan1]

Somebody wanted this guy gone.

[RummyChick]

Do they cut open patients? Where you can knick something and kill someone?

[Buckeye McFrog]

Gives me an idea for a new TV reality series. Celebrity Surgeon.

Tonight Kelly Clarkson attempts a bowel resection...

[Palio di Siena]

We had an OBGYN do the same with a young lady volunteer he was enamored with. Let her make the first incision on a C section.
Fired him summarily.
He was almost charged with aggravated assault.
Can’t believe a CEO wouldn’t know better.

[Larry Lucido]

[wally_bert]

There was a Rockford Files episode about a medical sales guy that botched surgery on a big time hood.

[Bartholomew Roberts]

Cutting the skin is the easy part!