Dallas anesthesiologist Dr. Raynaldo Ortiz Jr. has been found guilty of poisoning IV bags at a North Texas surgical center. Ortiz, formerly employed by Baylor Scott & White SurgiCare, has……
VIDEO: Testimonies Continue in Dallas Doctor's IV Tampering Trial
…and fellow anesthesiologist Dr. Melanie Kaspar — who suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after administering an IV bag to herself for hydration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAhUxFzzlIA&ab_channel=FOX4Dallas-FortWorth One of the two alleged victims……
Testimony Begins in Dallas Doctor's IV Bag Tampering Trial
…hall outside the operating rooms” shortly before “a patient would suffer a serious complication,” per the Texas Medical Board (TMB). On April 2, prosecutors walked through the videos at length……
Trial for Dallas Doctor Over Tainted IV Bags Gets Underway
…want to see,” Ortiz’s lawyer, John Nicholson, told jurors, suggesting that “confirmation bias” put his client in prosecutors’ crosshairs, per CBS. Testimony begins Tuesday morning, with seven doctors and four……
Dallas Doc on Trial for Death, Injuries in Tainted IV Case
…rooms” shortly before “a patient would suffer a serious complication,” per the Texas Medical Board (TMB) upon its suspension of his license in September 2022. Moreover, Dr. Melanie Kaspar, one……
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…at the radio station KNES Texas 99.1 with broadcaster Buzz Russell. “You want to pinch yourself,” Russell told WFAA. “This can’t be happening. This is not real. She can’t be…
Doped Dallas IV Bags Inspire TX Bill
…overlooked, patients’ safety and in some cases their lives are at risk.” After noting the infamous case of “Dr. Death,” Johnson also referred to “a more recent case in Dallas,…
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…to DFW,” said Karin Dyer, the paper’s editor-in-chief. “It is clear from our success and rapid growth that there was a desire for fact-based news for the metroplex.” “The Dallas…
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…unprecedented things to care patterns of hospitals,” he said. “COVID has been a tremendously disruptive force for all aspects of health care, most certainly CMS’ quality measurement programs,” Demehin added….
Judge Denies Anesthesiologist Dr. Raynaldo Ortiz Jr. Release
…investigator Daniel Allgeyer testified against Ortiz, stating, “Thirty or more of Ortiz’s colleagues voiced concerns of safety if Ortiz is released.” One such colleague, Dr. Jeremy Johnston, also took the…
Tainted IVs | Ortiz to Seek Release on Friday
…to contain nerve-blocking agents. “All that stuff that they said was a lie,” Ortiz told WFAA. “I’ve had no lawsuits, no malpractice in 29 years, not one.” Ortiz is being…
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…the room. “An hour, two hours later, that bag is cold because it’s been sitting out, so I take it back [to the warmer],” Ortiz stated. Ortiz also claimed that…
Victim Billed for Poisoned IV Bag by Baylor Scott & White
…his procedure. “My initial reaction is: this is putting salt on the wound,” said the teenage victim’s grandfather, Dr. Dan Wohlgelernter, speaking with Fox 4. The family’s insurance company sent…
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…the death of one of Ortiz’s colleagues, Dr. Melanie Kaspar. She had taken an IV bag home and administered it herself. The bag contained bupivacaine, causing a fatal heart attack….
Tainted IVs | Surgery Facility Reopens After Anesthesiologist Arrested
…tampered with, as previously reported by The Dallas Express. A local anesthesiologist, Dr. Raynaldo Ortiz Jr., whom the Texas Medical Board had previously disciplined, was first reported as connected to…
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…care hospitals include 190,000 square feet of space and are located in Burleson, Colleyville, Keller, Murphy, Rockwall, and Grand Prairie. All six facilities are operated Emerus. and co-owned by Baylor…
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…Internal Revenue Service (IRS) upwards of $4.1 million in unpaid taxes, a debt accumulated between 2015 and 2020. The Dallas Express will continue to follow Ortiz’s case as it develops….
VIDEO: Dr. Ortiz Caught on Video Appearing to Plant IV Bags
…hurriedly placing an IV bag into the device. https://youtu.be/BJUxWcksfBw On August 19, Ortiz is again videoed walking towards the warmer with an IV bag apparently tucked under a folder. He…
'Medical Terrorist' Dallas Anesthesiologist to Remain in Federal Custody
…ended with the prosecution’s lead attorney, John de la Garza, alleging that Ortiz was “nothing short of a medical terrorist” who planted “medical bombs” at the Baylor Scott & White…