The recipients of allegedly medically unnecessary stents have filed a class-action lawsuit against Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg, Penn., according to a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report.
The lawsuit claims the hospital and two cardiologists — Ehab F. Morcos, MD and George M. Bousamra, MD — performed stent placements for the hospital’s financial gain. It also alleges that Westmoreland administrators failed in oversight of the physicians and informing patients of the risks associated with stent procedures. The plaintiffs have asked for a court order preventing the hospital from performing stent procedures.
Hospital officials had not yet seen the lawsuit and were unable to comment, according to the report.
A review team of cardiologists had recently said Dr. Morcos and Dr. Bousamra had implanted stents in more than 141 patients who may not have needed them. Both cardiologists voluntarily resigned from the hospital in January.
Read the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report on Westmoreland Hospital.
Read more about stent investigations:
– Maryland Legislators Consider Banning Physician Gifts Following Stent Investigations
– Stent Reps Disobeying Hospital Ban Linked to Questionable Implants
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