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California News Transplant News Articles INDEX ARTICLES OF INTEREST REGARDING KAISER TRANSPLANT ISSUES TO KAISER PERMANENTE KIDNEY TRANSPLANT INDEX
HOOTAN ROOZROKN KIASER TRANSPLANT SURGEON ARTICLES HERE
November 7, 2007
Judge
has
ruled - Dr. Hootan Roozrokh, his
partner, Dr. Arturo Martinez, and Kaiser Permanente Medical Group.
Oct. 14, 2007 Doctor’s next appearance in court set for Oct. 29
Sep 12, 2007 The doctor accused of rushing one patients death to harvest his organs plead not guilty today.
July 31, 2007 Transplant surgeon charged with trying to hasten patient's death
July 30, 2007 Transplant surgeon accused of administering drugs to hasten death March 2, 2007 Dead? Or Just About? Then Kaiser Wants You!! March 2, 2007 Report tells of errors in organ case
February 28, 2007 Police probe death in organ donation case
KAISER KIDNEY TRANSPLANT STORIES February 15, 2007 UC San Francisco takes over last part of Kaiser's kidney transplant program
September 14, 2006 U.S. Won't Cut Funding for Kaiser Kidney Services
September 1, 2006 Medi-Cal funding in jeopardy for 4 state transplant centers
June 24, 2006 US Berates Kaiser Over Kidney Effort
June 16, 2006 Kaiser Slow to Transfer Kidney Patients
May 26, 2006 Swift Switch for Key Kaiser Patients
May 19, 2006 Health-care execs diagnose Kaiser ills after kidney failure
May 18, 2006 Kaiser Told to Fix Problems With Kidney Patient Hotline
May 13, 2006 Kaiser Halts Kidney Venture
May 10, 2006 State Steps In on Kaiser Transplants
May 11, 2006 Kaiser Official Apologizes
May 9, 2006 U.S. Begins Kaiser Probe
May 5, 2006 Kaiser Slow to Transfer Patients
May 4, 2006 Kaiser Denied Transplants of Ideally Matched Kidneys
May 3, 2006 State Launches Probe Of Kaiser Transplant Program
February 16, 2006 Kaiser transplant exec exits after 2 months Judge rules that transplant surgeon accused of hastening a local man's death can abstain from civil suit
Posted: Nov 8, 2007 08:13 AM
Wednesday, November 7, 2007Reported by: Amy Andrews
SAN LUIS OBISPO
A judge has ruled the surgeon involved in the failed organ harvest that left a San Luis Obispo man dead can abstain from the civil suit against him for the time being.
Rosa Navarro is suing multiple defendants in connection with the death of her son, Ruben, last February at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center.
Among the defendants are San Francisco surgeon Dr. Hootan Roozrokh, his partner, Dr. Arturo Martinez, and Kaiser Permanente Medical Group.
The civil case will continue for the remaining defendants.
http://www.ksby.com/Global/story.asp?S=7330729
Doctor’s
next appearance in court set for Oct. 29
Sarah Arnquist
San Luis Obispo County prosecutors filed three felony charges in July against San Fran-cisco transplant surgeon Hootan Roozrokh, alleging he prescribed excessive doses of painkillers and sedatives last year to hasten the death of Ruben Navarro in order to harvest his organs.
More than six people contributed to Navarro’s care that night, including two other licensed doctors and four licensed nurses, but only Roozrokh faces criminal charges. Read more...... mirrored for historical purposes at: https://kaiserpapers.com/californianews/transplant/oct292007.html
Doctor Pleads Not Guilty For Aiding In Death of Patient The doctor accused of rushing one patients death to harvest his organs plead not guilty today. Kaiser Permanente Dr. Hootan Roozrokh was not in court today to make his plea. However, his attorney was there and is now working to appeal one of the three charges brought against his client.
The doctor was charged in July with dependent-adult abuse, administering a harmful substance and unlawfully prescribing of a controlled substance. The attorney plans to object to the second count of administering a lethal substance on the next court date in October.
The judge denied a gag order without prejudice to the media.
If convicted of all charges, Roozrokh could face up to eight years in prison and a $20,000 fine.
Prosecutors say Roozrokh prescribed excessive amounts of drugs to speed up Ruben Navaro's death.
The 25-year-old suffered from Brain Damage and Cerebral Palsy and was in a coma on life support at the time.
Roozrokh did not appear in court today and his presence isn't required unless the case goes to trial.
Story Updated: Sep 12, 2007 at 3:36 PM PDT
From: http://www.keyt.com/news/local/9745217.htm
July 30, 2007
Monday with prescribing excessive drugs to a comatose, disabled patient to hasten his death and harvest his organs for transplantation.
Prosecutors in San Luis Obispo County said Dr. Hootan Roozrokh, 33, of San Francisco, gave a harmful drug and prescribed excessive doses of morphine and a sedative to 26-year-old Ruben Navarro, who died in 2006. http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/07/30/transplant.charges.ap/index.html mirrored for historical purposes at: https://kaiserpapers.com/californianews/transplant/hootancharged.html
Commentary by John Boston Mr. SCV Friday March 2, 2007 http://www.the-signal.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=46742&format=html mirrored for historical purposes at: https://kaiserpapers.com/californianews/transplant/hootonroozrokh.html
U.S. regulators detail how a potential donor was given huge doses of sedatives and painkillers as six people watched. [The amounts of the painkiller morphine and the sedative Ativan that the report says were given to Navarro were "between 10 and 20 times a usual dose of these drugs," said Dr. Philip S. Barie, president-elect of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, who was not involved in the preparation of the document.] http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-transplant2mar02,0,3305861,full.story mirrored for historical purposes at: https://kaiserpapers.com/californianews/transplant/navarro.html
mirrored for historical purposes at: https://kaiserpapers.com/californianews/transplant/policeprobe.html
KAISER PERMANENTE KIDNEY TRANSPLANT ARTICLES
UC San Francisco takes over last part of Kaiser's kidney transplant program http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-kidney15feb15,1,6863217.story?coll=la-headlines- pe-california
By Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein, Times Staff Writers February 15, 2007 UC San Francisco has taken over a post-transplant clinic for kidney patients at Kaiser Permanente's San Francisco hospital, bringing to an end Kaiser's brief — and scandal-plagued — foray into the organ transplant business. mirrored for historical purposes at: https://kaiserpapers.com/californianews/transplant/misguidedforay.htmlThe U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services made the threat in June after determining that virtually every part of Kaiser's kidney transplant program in Northern California had failed patients. http://www.latimes.com/features/health/medicine/la-me-kaiser14sep14,1,4833842.story?coll=la-health-medicine Mirrored for Historical Purpsoes at: https://kaiserpapers.com/californianews/transplant/nologic.html
mirrored for historical purposes at: https://kaiserpapers.com/kaisersuspended.html
THE STATE Kaiser Halts Kidney Venture May 4, 2006 Kaiser Denied Transplants of Ideally Matched Kidneys The HMO abruptly announces that it will transfer about 2,000 transplant patients back to UC hospitals. The details are unresolved. By Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein, Times Staff Writers May 13, 2006 http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-me-kaiser13may13,1,5276524.story?
Mirrored for Historical Purposes At: https://kaiserpapers.com/californianews/transplant/may13kidneytransplant.html
Despite patients' letters, area chief says she was unaware of problems in its transplant program. By Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein, Times Staff Writers May 11, 2006 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-kaiser11may11,0,7570127,full.story?coll=la-home-local
Mirrored for historical purposes at: https://kaiserpapers.com/californianews/transplant/istheapologyreal.html
Mirrored for historical purposes at: https://kaiserpapers.com/californianews/transplant/statestepin.html
Mirrored for historical purposes at: https://kaiserpapers.com/californianews/transplant/usprobe.html
Kaiser Transplant Patients Express Their Fear and Fury With reports of disarray added to their existing frustration, some don't want the HMO performing their surgeries. By Tracy Weber And Charles Ornstein, Times Staff Writers May 6, 2006 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-kaiser6may06,0,2385898,full.story?coll=la-home-headlines Mirrored for historical purposes at: https://kaiserpapers.com/horror/may6patientfear.html
Kaiser Permanente launched its massive kidney transplant program in 2004 without holding basic discussions with regulators about how to safely transfer up to 1,500 of its patients from other programs to its San Francisco center, according to a Times investigation. Originally Posted at:http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-me-kaiser5may05,1,540717.story?coll=la-headlines-frontpage&track=crosspromo
Mirrored for historical purposes at: https://kaiserpapers.com/horror/kaiserslowtotransplant.html
The patients missed this opportunity because they were in effect stranded between two transplant programs.
Mirrored for Historial Purposes at: https://kaiserpapers.com/horror/may4transplant.html
Mirrored for historical purposes at: https://kaiserpapers.com/horror/kidneytransplant
Originally Posted at: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-kaiser3may03,0,7877009.story?track=tottext
Mirrored for historical purposes at: https://kaiserpapers.com/horror/sfkidneytransplant.html
The administrative chief of Kaiser Permanente's nascent kidney transplant program in San Francisco left the job after just eight weeks
http://sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2006/02/13/daily53.html?jst=b_ln_hlkaiserpapers.com/californianews