Three more employees have been placed
on leave at a Columbus, Ohio hospital where a
doctor is alleged to have overprescribed pain
medicine.
"We have now placed 23 colleagues on
administrative leave, including members of the
management team," Mount Carmel Hospital
spokesperson Samantha Irons said.
At least 34 near-death patients received excessive
doses of pain medication at Mount Carmel while
under the care of Dr. William Husel, the hospital's
President and CEO Ed Lamb said in a statement
last week. All 34 patients are deceased, a hospital
spokesperson said.
Of those 34, 28 patients received excessive and
potentially fatal doses of medication, the hospital
said. Six received excessive doses that went
beyond providing comfort but that were not
believed to be the cause of their deaths,
according to the hospital.
Three of the patients died after the hospital
system received a report related to the doctor's
care, the hospital said
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