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I forgot to respond to you Isaac but I really needed to speak out on this one.
Yes, there are physicians and folks in the medical field with problems. There are many of these people who have had their licenses suspended, reinstated, and the such and the patient is NEVER aware that there is a problem. This is wrong in my eyes that it is kept so quiet. The only way a patient can ever find out is if they check the website for the State Board of Medical Examiners and that doesn't tell them much. To get the real information they have to pay for it. I think it is wrong. Don't you think if you are considering surgery from Dr. X that you should know that he recently had his license suspended because of a drug addiction. Don't you think if you are taking your mentally ill son to Dr. B that you are entitled to know that she has a drug addiction and has been to rehab six times and lost her license for two years? I think it should be information they have to hand out to you before they see you. I don't want the anesthesiologist putting me to sleep before my surgery to be the same person who is battling a drug addiction. These people are not routinely drug tested either. There is a serious flaw in this system and patients are being put in jeopardy on a daily basis.
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