As Joe Biden might say, that’s a bunch of malarkey.

Of course, no patients complained. A couple of reasons why a patient wouldn’t complain. First, the patient might actually support Ricky and, therefore, see no reason to complain. Second, the doctor-patient relationship is not equal. The doctor, especially an OB-Gyn, is in a position of power, which is why it is wrong to exploit the relationship. Also, the Gills have a large OB-Gyn practice in San Joaquin. OB-Gyn patients in that area are highly dependent on them and are unlikely to rock the boat. It’s a bit like employees who are subject to hostile workplace abuse by a boss and hesitate to say anything.

Finally, the fact that the former employee is un-named is completely irrelevant. It became so once the matter became a conversation between the hospital CEO and Dr. Gill. If the hospital spokesperson had said anything to indicate that the doctor disputed the former employee’s claim, that would be one thing. However, the spokeperson said nothing to indicate that.

The operative statement is “We have had no complaints from patients themselves.” Your hypothetical misses the mark. We don’t know who anonymously complained or what his or her motivations were.

“…the operative paragraph in this article is “A former hospital employee…”

Actually, the operative paragraph is the quote from the named hospital spokesperson, confirming that the hospital CEO spoke with Ricky’s mom about the matter and making no mention that the claim made by the former employee was denied by her.

Very poor judgement for a doctor to exploit the patient-doctor relationship in that manner. If a doctor of mine did that, he or she would get an earful from me and would no longer be my doctor. No trust left. There’s plenty of politics in medicine, but it doesn’t belong in the exam room in the middle of a conversation about the patient’s health.

Promises, promises!

Always a reliable source!

Good find!