Greensburg, Pa.-based Excela Health may face 72 lawsuits filed by coronary patients who claim two of the system’s physicians performed unnecessary heart surgeries, according to a Tribune-Review report.
The system sent letters to 141 patients in March, informing them that an investigation revealed the heart procedures they underwent may not have been necessary. In June, another 51 patients received the same notification.
So far, 34 lawsuits have been filed by patients who claim Ehab Morcos, MD, and George Bousamra, MD, implanted unnecessary stents in 2009 and 2010. Lawyers met yesterday with a judge to discuss the logistics of the litigation. They indicated more lawsuits are on the way, as they represent 37 additional clients who have cases under review. They expect more suits to arise in the future.
Read the Tribune-Review report on Excela Health and lawsuits over stents.
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