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Med Page Today – New California Law: Docs Who Sexually Abuse Patients Can’t Get Their Licenses Back

Statute bars medical board from restoring licenses revoked from sex offenders' By Cheryl Clark, MED PAGE TODAY https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/exclusives/100935 A new California law prohibits the state's medical board from granting a license to...

Consumer Watchdog - September 27, 2022

Healthcare

KVPR – A Bakersfield Family Lost A Daughter And Grandson In One Day. They Turned Their Pain Into Advocacy

After her daughter and grandson died following what the Medical Board of California alleged to be negligent care from a Bakersfield OB-GYN, Tracy Dominguez embarked on a crusade to...

Consumer Watchdog - September 15, 2022

Healthcare

KVPR NPR – Bakersfield Hospitals Left To Clean Up After OB-GYN Accused of Negligence

By Kerry Klein, KVPR NPR Radio Central California https://www.kvpr.org/health/2022-09-14/bakersfield-hospitals-left-to-clean-up-after-ob-gyn-accused-of-negligence By the time OB-GYN Dr. Arthur Park surrendered his license in late 2021, all four of Bakersfield’s hospitals had been sued by...

Consumer Watchdog - September 14, 2022

Healthcare

KVPR – The Medical Board Accused A Bakersfield OB-GYN Of Negligence. But He Kept Practicing For Two Decades

By Kerry Klein, KVPR NPR Radio Central California September 13, 2022 https://www.kvpr.org/health/2022-09-13/the-medical-board-accused-a-bakersfield-ob-gyn-of-negligence-but-he-kept-practicing-for-two-decades The California medical board accused Bakersfield obstetrician Dr. Arthur Park of gross negligence following several patient deaths. But he kept...

Consumer Watchdog - September 13, 2022

Healthcare

KVPR – Kern County’s Mothers and Babies Are Dying and No One Seems Certain Why

By Kerry Klein, KVPR NPR Radio Central California September 12, 2022 https://www.kvpr.org/health/2022-09-12/kern-countys-mothers-and-babies-are-dying-and-no-one-seems-certain-why Kern County has one of the highest infant mortality rates in California and mothers die during pregnancy and childbirth in...

Consumer Watchdog - September 12, 2022

In The News

KNX 1070 AM Los Angeles, CA: Victims of Medical Malpractice Need More Rights In California, Say Advocates

By Craig Fiegner, KNX 1070 AM Los Angeles, CA February 24, 2022 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment. Carmen Balber with Consumer Watchdog says victims of...

Consumer Watchdog - February 24, 2022

In The News

Bakersfield Mother Calls For Reform Of Medical Board Ahead Of Testimony At Oversight Hearing

By Ishani Desai, THE BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN February 24, 2022 https://www.bakersfield.com/news/bakersfield-mother-calls-for-reform-of-medical-board-ahead-of-testimony-at-oversight-hearing/article_4de2481a-95da-11ec-8da3-af0f3710fc3d.html A Bakersfield mother whose pregnant daughter died because of alleged medical negligence called for reform of the California Medical Board during a...

Consumer Watchdog - February 24, 2022

Healthcare

Lawmakers Preserve Status Quo, Add Secrecy, to Medical Board That, According to Los Angeles Times, “Keeps Negligent Doctors In Business”

Fairness Act on November 2022 Ballot Will Restore Accountability That Medical Board Does Not Provide Injured Patients Sacramento, CA – California lawmakers threw away another opportunity to protect patients from...

Carmen Balber - July 14, 2021

Healthcare

Hall of Famers RoseAnn DeMoro and Tammy Smick Join Consumer Watchdog’s Board of Directors

LOS ANGELES, CA -- Two of America’s most effective advocates for better healthcare, patient rights and social justice, RoseAnn DeMoro and Tammy Smick, have joined the board of directors...

Jamie Court - August 21, 2018