Well, if some of the comments on the fox article are indicative of what happened:
Dr Leighton Smith ordered surgery on a patient of Dr Natales’ against Dr Natale’s advice and judgement…Smith then sent another economic competitor of Dr Natale’s in to operate on the woman…twice…one day after the other….hoping to prove Dr Natale had not done the surgery he said he had done a year earlier…when Dr Natale had saved the woman from a serious anyeurism surgery where she almost bled out. Dr Natale did save her and did put the patch on the aneurysm exactly as he said he had done….
Dr Painter and Dr Smith wanted to prove Dr Natale wrong…but in their quest to prove Dr Natale wrong…they not only proved Dr Natale right (the woman did not need surgery and she did have a patched aneurysm from the previous year )… Dr Painter at Dr Leighton Smith’s direction to operate and also to take pictures inside the woman….cost that woman her life. How awful. How irresponsible …How final
sockkmonkey, I know the doctor. He worked from 5:30 a.m. till late at night when he did the reports. He never lost a patient. What does that say about his skill?
sockmonkey ~:” Dr Painter and Dr Smith wanted to prove Dr Natale wrong…but in their quest to prove Dr Natale wrong…they not only proved Dr Natale right (the woman did not need surgery and she did have a patched aneurysm from the previous year )… Dr Painter at Dr Leighton Smith’s direction to operate and also to take pictures inside the woman….cost that woman her life. How awful. How irresponsible …How final “
Were Dr. Painter and Dr.Leighton Smith Democratic supporters ?
Is the a liability lawsuit pending ?
This then could be a “revenge” action , the motivation behind the DOJ’s push for incarceration .
Obviously the punishment (incarceration ) doesn’t fit the crime (clerical error ) !
Doctors frequently are narrcisists and ‘demigogues’ , and consider themselves above reproach . It’s an ego thing !!
sockmonkey ~:” Dr Painter and Dr Smith wanted to prove Dr Natale wrong…but in their quest to prove Dr Natale wrong…they not only proved Dr Natale right (the woman did not need surgery and she did have a patched aneurysm from the previous year )… Dr Painter at Dr Leighton Smith’s direction to operate and also to take pictures inside the woman….cost that woman her life. How awful. How irresponsible …How final “
MALPRACTICE !!
Death by ego !
Indefensable !!