Crime & Safety
Anesthesiologist's License Suspended; Incidents At Dallas Surgery Center Under Review
The Board determined evidence exists linking Ortiz to compromised IV bags found at the surgical center.
September 10, 2022
The Texas Medical Board took emergency action Friday to suspend the license of a Dallas anesthesiologist suspected of tampering with IV bags.
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The Board's order said Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz, Jr. is under federal investigation in connection with the death of a fellow doctor and with complications patients suffered, even during routine surgery. The events under investigation happened at Baylor Scott & White Surgicare Center in North Dallas, which halted all surgeries this week.
The suspension comes after the Texas Medical Board called an emergency meeting Friday after hearing from federal law enforcement. It said it moved quickly because of what it considers imminent peril to the public's health.
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