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HILLS OUTLOOK Sturda January It IMS Outlook op Haltcn Hills No apparent change in MDs practice from page 1 he MAC agreed there Mere still significant areas or concern said During the review a new problem concerning Ford handling of cervical lesions was examined he said When review complete the MAC was making decisions about lions for privileges by doctors fn Iho hospital In November of Ford handled a case involving a woman who had attempted suicide a number of times and had been in and out of the hospital said Hod She was taking high doses of ant depressants and she v as peri weight toss and unusual discharge from her breasts Dr Ford performed an operation on the woman against ad vice he told the board I told Ford he shouldnt be doing this without further lion I did not tell him he must not do the operation said Hod dlnott I was still concerned that there had been no apparent change despite all he controversy he said Fords practice That same month asked Ford for a written ex piano lion of his management of a case involving a footling breech baby is coming down the birth canal feet first I thought It was very poorly managed he said of he case Ford earlier testified he never formally responded to the request because he left on vacjtlon The MAC met with Ford Jon and of said Ford earlier testified he was on ly allowed to see the reports by Doc tors Gall and for ten minutes In a doctors office before the meetings claimed Dr Ford had sufficient time to ex amine the reports The MAC discussed manv cases with Ford during the two meetings Including one cose which was so complicated that we couldnt make sense of what went on with the patient Problems discussed with Dr Fords practice at the two meetings Included lack of documentation lack of conservative management in uterine bleeding high number of and operations he performed the high number hysterectomies Three incidents prompted medical advisory review he conducted diagnoses and management of cervical lesions failure to follow guidelines for premature ruptured membranes management of inter uterine growth retardation and no use of fetal growth charts in the ease of small babies Meet of those Issues were discuss ed in the May IMS meeting said Following the Jon 1986 meeting the MAC met on Jan and on Feb to decide on whether or not to renew Fords privileges The biggest concerns of these matters was that there was no abili He acknowledged that there was dlssentlon over investigations of Ford Some people were saying the MAC was picking on Ford Everyone including Ine nurses were asking questions ho sold Ford rcapplicatlon for gynecological was re jected Feb At Ihe same meeting emergency obstetrical privileges were allowed said Dr said he think Boyd recalled three cases in fall of 1980 which helped bring the Medical Advisory Commit tees case Dr Jack Ford to J The hearings examining Dr Fords appeal of his restricted privileges began in September of said In October Dr Debbie who works in the hospital nursery com plained about a baby which was left with low blood sugar for several days after delivery said Hod dlnott While investigating the said he found it to be gross mismanagement of a diabetic Zen I had wanted to transfer the baby to a bigger medical facility but Ford transfer the baby There was no evidence of blood sugar counts recorded In Dr Ford charts be Mid The baby was dtabelic suffering from very low blood sugar and was twitching he said Two other cases cropped up within six weeks he said In one ease a baby spinal chord was snapped said he investigated the case by talking to nurses The nurses hod concern about case he sold He decided to leave It atone because there was still potential for legal action by the family The third case was the much discussed VBAC vaginal birth after In that case the hospital other obstetrician Valerie Kumar complained about being left to take care of Ford patient which a high risk delivery he said Ford returned from a trip to Toronto In time to deliver the baby That case prompted the MAC to develop guidelines said In January I9B7 the MAC began investigating Fords deliveries Involving midforceps and Hod approached the new Ex Director at the hospital MarkRochonaboul Ford Then case involving mid forceps resulted in a baby being born with a damaged said The baby was transfer red Sick Children Hospital In Toronto he said Then MAC asked Drew a gynecologist and obstctn at Womens College Hospital In Toronto to review Dr Fords obstetrical practice In March DrAlex Furness wrote a letter to saying he was dragging my heels sold He thought I should remove Fords privileges he said Hoddinott said he then teamed about a letter written by an OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Licenced Mechanic Brakes Tune Exhaust Minor Repairs TIRE SALE 18 00 USED SNOW STOCK B9 Guelph St Georgetown 8775501 CAPTURE YOUR DREAMS FEEL THE DIFFERENCE With BARLEY GREEN Barley Green 2000 micrograms of llvo SOD in each 2 gram serving SOD a remarkable substance for treating arthritis Dr 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privileges IS a coroner about the October 1BB6 broken chord case which called it gross obstetrical mismanagement He also learned of a in a baby nerve damage din ing delivery resulting in case of Palsy the nerve damage cleared iUcH up quickly the Board heard in earlier testimony I At that point felt had a duty to revoke Dr Ford privileges said He asked Mr to approach the hospital board but Mr Kot lion persuaded him to wait until had submitted his report on Ford obstetrical practice said Upon receiving Dr report April Mr and Dr Hod brought up a motion revoke Ford hospital privileges the following day and thai was approved unanimously tinder intense crossexamination by Ford lawyer Covin Dr said he was often seen as Fords main feel the MAC responsible said Dr Mr MacKcnzie reminded the board that Dr alone to College of Physicians and Surgeons and he recommended revoking privileges Do you want to be fair Ford asked Mr Continued on pages COURTMATES Traffic Ticket Specialist Wonted about high 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