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| Kurt Ullman |
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Jury award upheld against doctor in bullying case
State Supreme Court rejects lower court's order for a new trial
By Jeff Swiatek
The Indiana Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed a jury award of $325,000
to a former St. Francis Hospital employee who accused a prominent heart
surgeon of bullying him.
Joseph E. Doescher, a former heart-and-lung-machine operator, won his
case against Dr. Daniel H. Raess. Doescher accused the doctor of yelling
at him while on the job. The trial drew national attention as an example
of workplace bullying. But the doctor appealed the case, and the Indiana
Court of Appeals ordered a new civil trial in 2006.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008804090417 |
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| Norminn |
| Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:51 am |
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Kurt Ullman wrote:
Quote: Jury award upheld against doctor in bullying case
State Supreme Court rejects lower court's order for a new trial
By Jeff Swiatek
The Indiana Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed a jury award of $325,000
to a former St. Francis Hospital employee who accused a prominent heart
surgeon of bullying him.
Joseph E. Doescher, a former heart-and-lung-machine operator, won his
case against Dr. Daniel H. Raess. Doescher accused the doctor of yelling
at him while on the job. The trial drew national attention as an example
of workplace bullying. But the doctor appealed the case, and the Indiana
Court of Appeals ordered a new civil trial in 2006.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008804090417
If I was searching for a career today, I think this would be a main
field of interest. I am always
analyzing people, and the "why" is always on my mind. I knew one doc,
in Indiana, who was not
just a bully .. he was a terrorist. Treated nurses and patients equally
badly. What puzzles me is
that I never got bad treatment from him, and nurses much better than I
did. Mebbe because I
didn't show fear. Some nurses on night shift used to shake in their
boots if they had to call him in
the middle of the night, but I never had a problem.
I later was in a postion to affect his practice in the way of referrals,
all professional, legal, and
appropriate. It was a matter of standards of practice and outcomes, so
no "revenge" involved.
We saved about $100,000 in one year, he sold part of his operation, and
I got a large raise  )
The article you linked to is pretty serious sounding.......stress can
make a heart surgeon crazy, I'm
sure, but it would be interesting to know more about the doc's background. |
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| cat |
| Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:44 pm |
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"Kurt Ullman" <kurtullman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
Hee! I'm going to print this and post it at work. Wonder how long before
some surgeon takes it down! |
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| Kurt Ullman |
| Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:40 am |
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In article <M9fLj.29085$6J3.79@newsfe13.phx>,
"cat" <catsandcanaries@nospammeowmeow.com> wrote:
Quote: "Kurt Ullman" <kurtullman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
Jury award upheld against doctor in bullying case
The Indiana Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed a jury award of $325,000
to a former St. Francis Hospital employee who accused a prominent heart
surgeon of bullying him.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008804090417
Hee! I'm going to print this and post it at work. Wonder how long before
some surgeon takes it down!
I put the quote below in the resident's lounge once and caught 6 kinds
of hell for it. None of which stuck.
"Nurses in hospitals, like NCOs in any military unit, really
ran things, after all, and it was a foolish doctor who crossed them."
-Tom Clancy *Without Remorse* |
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| Norminn |
| Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:46 am |
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Kurt Ullman wrote:
Quote: Jury award upheld against doctor in bullying case
State Supreme Court rejects lower court's order for a new trial
By Jeff Swiatek
The Indiana Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed a jury award of $325,000
to a former St. Francis Hospital employee who accused a prominent heart
surgeon of bullying him.
Joseph E. Doescher, a former heart-and-lung-machine operator, won his
case against Dr. Daniel H. Raess. Doescher accused the doctor of yelling
at him while on the job. The trial drew national attention as an example
of workplace bullying. But the doctor appealed the case, and the Indiana
Court of Appeals ordered a new civil trial in 2006.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008804090417
Do you know how/why hostilities arosw between the doc and the tech?
Other problems with either? |
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| Kurt Ullman |
| Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:02 am |
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In article <XMidnYH9eJGvYmDanZ2dnUVZ_oLinZ2d@earthlink.com>,
Norminn <norminn@earthlink.net> wrote:
Quote: Kurt Ullman wrote:
Jury award upheld against doctor in bullying case
State Supreme Court rejects lower court's order for a new trial
By Jeff Swiatek
The Indiana Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed a jury award of $325,000
to a former St. Francis Hospital employee who accused a prominent heart
surgeon of bullying him.
Joseph E. Doescher, a former heart-and-lung-machine operator, won his
case against Dr. Daniel H. Raess. Doescher accused the doctor of yelling
at him while on the job. The trial drew national attention as an example
of workplace bullying. But the doctor appealed the case, and the Indiana
Court of Appeals ordered a new civil trial in 2006.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008804090417
Do you know how/why hostilities arosw between the doc and the tech?
Other problems with either?
I only know what was in the article. The hospital is on the
other side of town and us Psych types don't normally rub elbows with
anybody from heart surgery (g). |
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| Norminn |
| Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:33 am |
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Quote: I only know what was in the article. The hospital is on the
other side of town and us Psych types don't normally rub elbows with
anybody from heart surgery (g).
I'm sure it is mutual .... talk about apples and oranges ) |
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