Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Memorial Health System is expected to respond to a lawsuit filed by a neurosurgeon over the non-compete clause in his contract by early next week, according to a Naples Daily News report.
Eric Eskioglu, MD, began practicing at Physicians Regional Medical Center in Naples, Fla., on April 11, but a non-compete clause in his former employment contract with Lee Memorial restricts him from engaging in neurosurgical practice within a 50-mile radius of Lee Memorial for three years after leaving the hospital — voluntarily or involuntarily.
Lee Memorial must respond to the suit by early next week. The public system may have to decide between its financial interests and well-being of patients in the area, according to the report, since Dr. Eskioglu is one of the only physicians in the region to perform minimally invasive surgeries for brain aneurysms.
Read the Naples Daily News report on Dr. Eric Eskioglu and Lee Memorial.
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Eric Eskioglu, MD, began practicing at Physicians Regional Medical Center in Naples, Fla., on April 11, but a non-compete clause in his former employment contract with Lee Memorial restricts him from engaging in neurosurgical practice within a 50-mile radius of Lee Memorial for three years after leaving the hospital — voluntarily or involuntarily.
Lee Memorial must respond to the suit by early next week. The public system may have to decide between its financial interests and well-being of patients in the area, according to the report, since Dr. Eskioglu is one of the only physicians in the region to perform minimally invasive surgeries for brain aneurysms.
Read the Naples Daily News report on Dr. Eric Eskioglu and Lee Memorial.
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