Outspoken B.C. doctor suspended from ER, after allegations of ‘serious patient complaint’
A doctor who made a public call for the resignation of a top medical official on Vancouver Island has been suspended, but not, that official says, for his public statements.
“I am aware that earlier [Wednesday, Feb. 8] Dr. Nataros told media outlets his emergency department privileges are restricted, and he alleged this is due to his comments in the media about me and/or in relation to his dog being in the workplace,” Williams said. “ unfortunate he is characterizing the situation in this manner. More importantly, his comments are categorically untrue.”
Williams said an Island Health senior medical leader was alerted on Monday, Jan. 30, to a serious patient complaint regarding care delivered by Nataros in the Port Hardy emergency department. A preliminary investigation was launched within hours of being notified, including obtaining expertise from physicians in relevant specialties and a review of the medical record.
“This did not affect my decision-making,” Williams said. “My decision had already been made, and I was working on communicating it to Dr. Nataros. Nataros said he only became aware of the medical complaint in question when Dr. Louis de Bruin, executive medical director for Comox Valley, Campbell River and the North Island, urgently emailed him on Jan. 31. He said the accusations it contained were coerced and falsely directed towards him.
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