California Medical Association joins lawsuit against Dignity Health over patients' access to tubal ligations SACRAMENTO — The California Medical Association (CMA) announced today that it has filed a motion to intervene in Chamorro v. Dignity Health, a case involving a Redding, Calif., woman who was denied a tubal ligation agreed upon by her and her physician at Mercy Medical Center Redding, a Dignity Health hospital. “California law clearly forbids unlicensed, untrained administrators from making medical decisions,” said CMA President-Elect Ruth Haskins, M.D. “It is imperative that patients and their physicians determine the best course of medical care to ensure quality treatment and patient safety.” The ... April 28, 2016 CMA, General Corporate Practice of Medicine, In the Courts, Legal Advocacy, Corporate Bar 0 0 Comment Read More »
