An 18-year-old who suffered a heart emergency after being given a suspected contaminated IV bag received a $12,903 bill from Baylor Scott and White Surge Care.
Jack, whose surname was not made public, was given a 50-50 chance of survival after suffering a heart emergency during routine outpatient surgery in August.
“I find it painful to conduct this ruthless financial transaction without knowing what happened here and it is irresponsible to handle business in a normal manner,” said teenage grandfather Dr. Dan Wohlgelernter. said.
Jack’s father told FOX 4 He tried to avoid charges by sending an email just five days after his son’s surgery. We are sending you this email because we recognize that your bill may be on autopilot. “
Dallas doctor called ‘medical terrorist’ after being arrested for tampering with IV bags
Jack’s family responded to his e-mail saying, “The facility has waived 100% of your son’s bill. You, your son, or your The insurance company is not obligated to pay….I have contacted the insurance company to resolve this particular claim…no more inconvenience to you and your family.”
“Aside from the hurt and pain caused by this, I hope Baylor will ensure quality control as efficiently as they bill their patients,” said Dr. Wolgelenter.
Dr. Raynoldo Ortiz replaced tampered IV bags multiple times and sent 11 patients from the Baylor Scott and White’s Surgicare North Dallas facility to the hospital emergency room between May and August of this year. accused of murdering Dr. Melanie. Casper.
Dr. Ortiz has pleaded not guilty to charges of tampering with the IV bag, but video released by the facility shows Ortiz putting a hidden IV bag in a warmer before one of the incidents. According to the criminal complaint, the IV bag was spiked with cardioplegia and used by an unsuspecting doctor.
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When informed the patient could face disciplinary action for “deviating from standard care” during a procedure requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Dr. Ortiz said the center would “crucify him,” according to the document. The case began after he told other doctors he was going to.
On June 21, 2022, when she was ill, a fellow doctor at the surgical clinic took one of her IV bags home. When she had her IV inserted at her home, she almost immediately had a heart attack and died.
Inspectors from the Texas Medical Commission found small holes in the plastic wrap around the IV bag, and testing of the bag also found it contained the local anesthetic bupivacaine, although no such label was found. It was not attached.
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Baylor Scott and White’s medical facility closed the day after the facility confirmed tapes of Ortiz allegedly tampering with an IV bag. The facility reopened this month, and the Texas Medical Commission has suspended Ortiz’s license indefinitely.