ER Physician Sues New York Hospital

Michael Lippe, MD, has filed suit against Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, N.Y., alleging that the hospital violated his contract by hiring another company to deliver emergency care without notifying him, according to a report by the Journal News.

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Good Samaritan lost approximately $25 million last year and the hiring of the company to provide emergency care was one of several moves by new hospital management to cut costs.

A hospital representative said in the report that hospital leaders have not yet seen the suit.

Read the Journal News‘s report on the Good Samaritan Hospital suit.

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