Ontario hospitals need to adopt a just culture for physicians

Hospital administrators wield great power over physicians to whom they grant hospital privileges to practice in their public institutions. It thus takes a lot of courage for a doctor to challenge his hospital and allege that he was treated unfairly.

According to a news report, a critical-care physician in London, Ont., is suing the London Health Sciences Centre for $6.25 million. The report claims a “covert and improper investigation” was launched into the end-of-life care the physician provided to patients. To read more, click here.