Wesley Medical Center in Hattiesburg, Ala., has filed suit against AAA Ambulance, claiming the company interfered with patient choice by taking patients to Forrest General Hospital when they did not meet trauma criteria, according to a Hattiesburg American report.
The hospital filed its complaint Tuesday in U.S. District Court, naming Wade Spruill, CEO of AAA Ambulance, and Forrest General Hospital, which is also in Hattiesburg. The suit claims some patients were improperly classified as trauma patients and told they could be taken only to Forrest General. The hospital says the patients did not meet trauma criteria and could have received care at Wesley.
"It really comes back to patient choice," Wesley CEO Michael Neuendorf said in the report. "We want to stop this inappropriate activity and we want patient choice to be heard." Wesley has requested injunctive relief and asked the court to immediately stop the practice while determining the issues involved.
An attorney representing both AAA Ambulance and FGH declined comment on the suit, according to the news report.
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The hospital filed its complaint Tuesday in U.S. District Court, naming Wade Spruill, CEO of AAA Ambulance, and Forrest General Hospital, which is also in Hattiesburg. The suit claims some patients were improperly classified as trauma patients and told they could be taken only to Forrest General. The hospital says the patients did not meet trauma criteria and could have received care at Wesley.
"It really comes back to patient choice," Wesley CEO Michael Neuendorf said in the report. "We want to stop this inappropriate activity and we want patient choice to be heard." Wesley has requested injunctive relief and asked the court to immediately stop the practice while determining the issues involved.
An attorney representing both AAA Ambulance and FGH declined comment on the suit, according to the news report.
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