Doctor At Cosmetic Surgery Clinic Where Patient Died Doesn’t Appear To Have Had Proper Training
Irma Saenz died two weeks after she underwent a liposuction procedure at the Embellecete Aesthetic Surgery Group. Now her family wants to know what happened.
Los Angeles Times:
Tijuana Cosmetic Surgery Clinic Under Scrutiny In Downey Woman’s Death
Irma Saenz told family members she was going to Tijuana for the day. But she didn't tell them what for: The 51-year-old Downey resident had scheduled a liposuction procedure at a cosmetic surgery clinic. Four days later, Saenz was in a coma when an ambulance brought her across the border, her relatives said. She died on Nov. 11, nearly two weeks later, at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center, after her family made the decision to take her off life support. (Dibble, 11/18)
In other news from across the state —
The San Diego Union-Tribune:
Local Nursing Homes Agree To Pay Up To $6.9 Million To Settle Kickback And Fraud Allegations
Four San Diego nursing homes have agreed to pay up to $6.9 million to settle civil allegations that employees paid kickbacks for referrals and submitted fraudulent bills to government healthcare programs, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Thursday. The nursing homes, all owned by Los Angeles-based Brius Management Co., were accused of paying kickbacks to hospital staffers in violation of anti-kickback laws, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a news release. (Cook, 11/16)
Sacramento Bee:
They Reported Sex Harassment In State Jobs And Found ‘Retaliation Is Alive And Well’
As the topic of sexual harassment bubbles to the surface inside California state government, and lawmakers promise reforms, former workers who say they experienced such treatment paint a grim picture of how their cases were handled. Plaintiffs who have sued the state over sexual harassment describe a kind of David-and-Goliath ordeal that, in hindsight, wasn’t altogether worth the lost sleep, strained marriages, health problems, broken work relationships, harrowing interviews and fractured careers. (Lundstrom and Koseff, 11/20)
The Mercury News:
California’s New Cannabis Rules: No Drone Deliveries Or Pot-Laced Shrimp
The good news was that California voters last year passed Prop. 64, legalizing recreational marijuana and opening up a mutlibillion-dollar market for folks making their living off of pot. The other news came this week, as state regulators released rules governing this burgeoning industry. (May and Edwards Staggs, 11/17)