Posted on 06/05/2019 12:39:10 PM PDT by Tired of Taxes
An Ohio doctor accused of ordering excessive and potentially fatal doses of opioids to dozens of near-death patients is facing multiple counts of murder, prosecutors announced Wednesday.
William Husel voluntarily surrendered to authorities and was charged in 25 deaths following a six-month investigation by the Franklin County Prosecutor's Office. The patient deaths exposed a stunning case of medical oversight and alleged medical malpractice, and called into question how repeated failures potentially involving 30 or more employees could have gone unchecked for so long.
Husel, 43, was employed with the Mount Carmel Health System, one of the largest in central Ohio, from 2015 to 2018. He was first suspended on Nov. 21 and then fired two weeks later. . . .
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The hospital first revealed details about the case on Jan. 14, after Franklin County prosecutors and Columbus police began interviewing dozens of witnesses and reviewing medical records. Prosecutors and police said they were investigating at least 29 patients who may have been given large fentanyl doses to hasten their deaths.
The State Medical Board of Ohio suspended the intensive care doctor's medical license in late January, saying its decision was based on his alleged "failure to meet acceptable standards regarding the selection of drugs, violations of the minimal standards of care and failing to cooperate in a board's investigation."
Husel was granted a hearing set for July to appeal the medical board's decision. . . .
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He faces at least 19 wrongful-death lawsuits in the case, while eight others were settled, according to reports in May.
In one suit, an attorney for the family of Melissa Penix, an 82-year-old woman who went to Mount Carmel West for stomach pains in November, said she was given 2,000 micrograms of fentanyl about five minutes before she died.
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"The lawsuit said Husel had told the family before her death that she was brain dead and encouraged them to agree to end her care."
Strap him down and shove 29 doses in his arm.
This was murder not an accident.
Not going to end well for Husel. This was systematic and thought out.
Sounds like a one-man Death Panel.
Wolves policing wolves. For some inexplicable reason, nobody notices all the missing sheep.
“she was given 2,000 micrograms of fentanyl about five minutes before she died.”
I think the normal dose is 50-100 mcg IV.
Strange case. A lot of people were involved other than the doctor.
Yep. We’ve all heard stories. We all wonder sometimes.
And now here’s evidence of just how pervasive euthanasia might be - so routine that the entire staff might’ve been involved.
NYC drops the hammer on street corner cigarette sellers....
Ohio is cleaning up the independent grim reapers in preparation for the State to take over the business.
https://www.deathwithdignity.org/states/ohio/
Good point. This is exactly where “death with dignity” laws lead.
Trinity Health...finding new ways to kill patients every day.
His wife was involved and the Pharmacy got its ass kicked because no one caught it.
OHIO PING!
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“Ohio doctor charged with 25 counts of murder, accused of prescribing excessive doses painkillers”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3754699/posts
Reaper curve in action.
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