Good Samaritan Hospital Chief Medical Officer Steps Down

DANGEROUS INTERSECTIONS IN THE CITY AS WELL. >>> STEPPING DOWN THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER AT GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL IN SAN JOSE ANNOUNCED HE IS LEAVING. THIS COMES AFTER INVESTIGATIVE UNIT EXPOSED SERIOUS VIE LAUGS THAT'S CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF FEDERAL REGULATORS. CANDACE IS BACK ON THE STORY. SHE LEARNED HE'S NOT THE ONLY EXECUTIVE HEADING OUT. CANDACE? >> HE'S NOT. ON TOP OF GOOD SAMARITAN'S CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER RESIGNING, WE LEARNED AN ASSOCIATE CHIEF NURSE OFFICER IS NO LONGER WITH THE HOSPITAL. HE IS STEPPING DOWN IN OCTOBER AFTER 18 MONTHS ON THE JOB. AND ASSOCIATE CHIEF NURSING OFFICER WAS AT GOOD SAMARITAN FOR 11 MONTHS BEFORE SHE LEFT ACCORDING TO HER PROFILE. NOW I REACHED OUT TO BOTH OF THEM TODAY. THE DOCTOR HAD NO COMMENT AND THE NURSE DID NOT RESPOND. IN STATEMENT, THEY SAID THEY DON'T DISCUSS IT. BUT THE PANDEMIC MADE IT COMMON FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS TO RE-EVALUATE THEIR PRIORITIES. THIS COMES WEEKS AFTER MULTIPLE STORIES WERE BROKEN ABOUT PATIENT CARE PROBLEMS AT THE HOSPITAL. IN JULY FEDERAL REGULATORS BLASTED HOSPITAL LEADERSHIP SAYING IT REPEATEDLY PUT PATIENTS IN HARM'S WAY. THEY THEN HIT GOOD SWAM A NOTICE OF TERM INATION PUTTING THE MEDICARE CONTRACT AT RISK. MOST RECENTLY WE REVEALED STATE INSPECTIONS AND LAWSUITS STATE GOING SAM AND THE SISTER FACILITY LOST AND MISHANDLED SEVERAL PATIENT'S BODIES. THEY LAUNCHED A PUBLIC RELATIONS CAMPAIGN THROUGHOUT BAIT AREA AND THIS PREPRODUCED VIDEO OF THE CEO POSTED ON FACEBOOK IS PART OF IT. >> I WANT TO BE ABLE TO REASSURE FOLKS THAT WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW-THROUGH. I CAN BE AS TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE TALKING ABOUT THE TOUGHER CHALLENGES. >> THE CEO TALKED ABOUT TRANSZ PAIR ENCY THERE. BUT AFTER MONTHS OF REPEATED REQUESTS, SHE, THE PARENT HOSPITAL NEVER AGREED TO AN INTERVIEW WITH US. OVER THE WEEKEND GOOD SAM RELEASED AN OPEN LETTER TO THE COMMUNITY SAYING SUT EXPANDING SAFEGUARDS AND RECRUITING NEW NURSES, DOCTORS, AND

Channel: NBC Bay Area

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Keywords: investigative, we investigate, good samaritan hospital

Id: zCjAH-qiW-c

Length: 2min 14sec (134 seconds)

Published: Thu Sep 23 2021