It makes you wonder what about the by-laws might make hospital executives squirm . . . in other words, what has someone done to violate them?
I should say, what else have they done?
I'm sure they'll claim it was an "oversight". Just like lying under Oath was - for, like the fat cats on Wall Street, they are above the law. And, as with every other slight, slur and illegality over the last decade, I'm supposed to just say, "Bygones".
Not.
This evening, this blurb* at the N&O caught my eye. It seems the state of North Carolina could give Randolph Hospital lessons as to how to play the obfuscation game (*at the time the "blurb" was posted, the N&O was put out because the state was holding back on a public records request - for a blistering Federal report on the mental health fiasco - the link has since been changed to report on the spinned report).
Speaking of the game, on September 28th, I sent an e-mail (high priority) to the NC Attorney General's "Victim's & Citizens services" unit. As outlined in the link cited in the e-mail, it's crystal clear that, with a simple set of interrogatories, the NC Secretary of State could easily place my case squarely upon Roy Cooper's desk and within his jurisdiction. The short and simple is that, as a physician wronged in public service, I have been stone-walled by the state for five years.
The e-mail was re-sent on October 1 . . . because I did not get a response to the first one . . . not even a "read receipt":
To Whom It May Concern:
Please forward this link (http://drjshousecalls.blogspot.com/2008/09/randolph-hospital-wouldnt-know-health.html) to the appropriate personnel in the Attorney General's office.
Please be clear. If I do not see some IMMEDIATE movement on the part of the NC Attorney General's office to hold this hospital and its senior executives accountable for crimes committed against a physician in public service, I will be pursuing legal action against the NCAG's office, NCDHHS, and the NC Medical Board. If the state will not hold the hospital accountable, I will hold the state accountable.
Enough is enough. I am DONE being treated like dirt by a state government that has been grossly negligent in terms of oversight.
You cannot require doctors to behave in a certain fashion (under threat of discipline) and then not have their back. You cannot fund their educations with public dollars and then let predatory hospital destroy their careers. You cannot LIE to the public you're supposed to be protecting (which the Medical Board has done: http://drjshousecalls.blogspot.com/2008/08/well-now-i-guess-i-dont-have-to-sue.html).
I am available on Monday, October 6th to meet in person in Raleigh with a member of the AG's staff. It is the only day in October I am off.
And I WILL NOT wait until November to file.
Sincerely,
Mary H. Johnson, M.D., FAAP
Asheboro, N.C.
On the off-chance my e-mail was deleted (which would fit a well-established pattern of behavior in Raleigh), I called the Attorney General's office after sending the second e-mail. They could not immediately find the e-mail, but took my name and number and said someone would call me back.
I have yet to get the promised phone call.
As you might imagine, it's not playing in their favor.
Late PM Update: And here's the report. When the state of NC sets an example for crooks, they set an example for crooks!
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