Wash. Court of Appeals published opinion — 845926.pdf

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Based on the precedent at ESC that patients with urgent/emergent issues
were sent to the closest emergency room, a precedent set prior to my
practice at the ESC clinic, I complied with the ESC practices and also
made the real-time decision that it was in the patient’s best interest to be
sent to the closest emergency room. No harm came to this patient as a
direct result of my actions or decision making.

In December, Dr. Futran recommended not to renew Dr. Litvack’s appointment

due to information he gathered after the vote. Dr. Futran gave these reasons for his

recommendation:

1. This vote occurred prior to information gathered in my one on one
meeting with Dr. Litvack, my meeting with Dr. Eugene Yang, medical
director of the ESC where practices, patient care issues identified
through our quality improvement conference, and independent faculty
discussions in her field. If the information below was known to the
faculty it would have very likely resulted in a negative vote.

2. Dr. Litvack’s practice at the Eastside specialty center illustrated several
challenges.

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