Several Houston ER doctors say representatives for their employer compelled them to work through illnesses during the most recent COVID-19 surge. Texts show “APP’s unethical practices of requiring doctors with COVID-19 to work,” their lawsuit alleges.
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Dr. Beau Briese, who is under contract to provide services at nine Methodist locations, voiced concerns during one exchange. The plaintiffs argue that APP’s protocol “discourages testing and disregards physician, staff, and patient safety when a doctor does test positive for COVID-19.” The pressure to work, the suit continues, “conveys APP’s corporate mindset of ‘profit over patient’” because the organization is trying to maximize the revenue generated by doctors during their shifts.
for doctors from 10 days to a minimum of five, depending on staffing levels, from the time symptoms first appear. The agency said doctors and nurses could work though a COVID-19 infection if the hospital activates “crisis standards” — an official designation that maximizes resources during a disaster.
“Checked my temperature and it’s not too bad … 100.9,” Patel wrote. “Wondering what you want me to do about this … I can come in for a shift and just get the while I’m there?”Patel, who is immunocompromised, later tested herself and discovered she had the flu, according to the lawsuit.
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