Now lets discuss doctors. The doctor who saw my Mom at Hendersonville Health and Rehab is Dr. Larry J. Russell of Hendersonville. According to one website, he has five offices in Hendersonville. I have personally been by each one, and his name is no where on four of them. The only place you will find his name is on The WNC Family Medical Center.
He is also the medical director at The Laurels in Hendersonville and sees patients (victims) at almost all the Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Centers in Hendersonville. This according to his listing in the local health magazine in Thursday's edition of the Times News. He is also one of the owners of Hendersonville Health and Rehab and a contributor to pardee hospital. He also has privilages at Pardee Hospital as well as Park Ridge Hospital (part of the Adventist Health Network) in Fletcher NC, I wonder how much time he has to actually see patients?
He is also associated with the Asheville Doctor that is currently in trouble with the Asheville Police Department, for his somewhat liberal use of his prescription pad. That would be one Dr. Edward J. Urban, turns out Dr. Larry Joe Russell was his mentor in order for him to recieve his liscence to practice medicine in NC., after having it revoked in Ohio for the same thing.
Dr. Larry Joe Russell of Hendersonville is also associated with a Physicians assistant, Todd Iverson Stone PA, that was reprimanded by the medical board for seeing patients and treating them without checking their medical history. I have heard from some locals that there was a little more than that going on, but i am only commenting on whats posted on the North Carolina Medical Board website.
More to follow.
I say, if you know, or see anything that looks like funny business--it probably is. I wouldn't trust these buzzards to give me so much as a haircut.
ReplyDeleteIt is clearly evident that some doctors and systems have treated our elderly and disabled as a cattle call. The more the better. Deaths happen and no one really considers the death of an older person to be questioned. Well people...we need to start questioning! I know that everyone can not care for their loved ones in their home and need outside assistance, but we definitely need to do our research on who is giving the care and check the background of the facilities. Why is it that our nursing homes are so poorly rated? People...our loved ones are not an expendable item that can be used as a money making scheme!
ReplyDeleteI have no doubt that the majority of doctors really care about their patients, but they are the ones that actually see their patients. As far as checking on who is taking care of our elders, medicare rates homes with a star system, Most of the SanStone properties have only one star! I wish I had known before we lost Mom.
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