I-TEAM: Judge finds top executive at St. Vincent's knew about complaints against Dr. David Heekin. Heekin is accused of botching hundreds of surgeries and is facing civil lawsuits.
Attorneys for St. Vincent’s tried to protect the executive -- who said in court documents his position is comparable to that of CEO -- from being deposed for those malpractice cases. But a judge ruled that not only would he have to testify, but that his sworn statements don’t appear to be accurate.
The affidavit was filed in support of a motion seeking to prevent plaintiffs from taking VanOsdol’s deposition as part of the hundreds of medical malpractice cases against St. Vincent’s and former orthopedic surgeon Dr. David Heekin. Heekin is accused of botching hundreds of surgeries at Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside Hospital from 2016 to 2020. Plaintiffs allege he had a progressive neurological condition that caused problems with his balance, thinking, and speech.
But a judge denied their motion, finding VanOsdol received at least one complaint from a doctor about a number of concerning and potentially very poor outcome for patients of Dr. Heekin. He also found he communicated with the chief medical officer about those concerns, but St. Vincent’s never disclosed the existence of texts among them in court.The judge goes on to say he found VanOsdol was personally involved in dealing with concerns from employees that St.
“Which of course is tantamount to the judge saying, that some statements VanOsdol made in the affidavit are false,” said attorney Curtis Fallgatter.
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