“Federal investigators say a Syracuse surgeon often slapped anesthetized patients on the buttocks and insulted them before surgery.
The Syracuse Post-Standard reports that the federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services found that the doctor slapped patients so hard he sometimes left red marks or hand prints.
St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center faces sanctions over the issue, including a possible termination from the Medicare and Medicaid programs.”* Desi Doyen (Green News Report), John Iadarola (TYT University) and Jayar Jackson break it down.
*Read more here from AP / NY Daily News:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/surgeon-slapped-sleeping-patients-buttocks-surgery-feds-article-1.1748540