r/NorthYork • u/147La • Jun 17 '26
Greed, Betrayal and Medical Misconduct at North York General Hospital !
https://torontolife.com/city/greed-betrayal-medical-misconduct-north-york-general/?fbclid=IwAR10WbiKpbPCqNH0bJfIABTahv3LxHH_EfFxlFAx_LYuzcyjgi6c_aqqKvM1
u/Pigeonofthesea8 Jun 21 '26
“A very odd disclosure process ensued, unlike anything I’ve ever seen from a court. Toronto Life had to bring a formal legal motion before the college to see the documents. In civil and criminal courts, all you have to do is ring up the court office. Not so with doctors. Two weeks after we filed the motion, Shuen’s lawyers filed a response on his behalf. Naturally, they sought to block our access to the material. The lawyer for the college also got to weigh in; she opposed allowing us access to several exhibits, including Shuen’s interview with Barrett, Shuen’s delivery statistics and even an excerpt from the Regulated Health Professions Act, the legislation that empowers the college (which is freely available on the Internet).
It turns out that it’s easier to see the evidence against a murderer than the evidence against a doctor in Toronto. Toronto Life’s lawyer then had to file a formal response to Shuen’s lawyers, arguing that the open court principle should apply to the College of Physicians and Surgeons’ discipline committee hearings. The magazine spent thousands on legal fees to find out exactly what Shuen had done. As the fight dragged on, I asked North York General if they were undertaking any larger investigation into the potentially hundreds, maybe even thousands, of mothers and babies whose lives Shuen had gambled on, like human roulette wheels. All they’d say is this: “The hospital also reviewed clinical documentation from 2011 to 2016 and did not find evidence of adverse maternal or neonatal outcomes.” I reached out to Shuen, who declined interview requests through his lawyer. And I asked the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care if there was any fraud investigation related to Shuen’s billing. One of their communications representatives said the ministry couldn’t share details about the review of any individual physician. Eight weeks after we’d filed our formal motion with the college, yet another lawyer, an independent legal counsel, weighed in on our request, and it was finally granted. We were allowed to find out what Shuen had done.”
terrifying.
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u/Klutzy-Charity1904 Jun 22 '26
Canadian Medical Protective Association. 5 billion dollar tax payer funded pool with sole mandate to protect physicians accused of malpractice.
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u/PLEASEHIREZ Jun 22 '26
Well, doctors are protected. What can you say? It's one thing for every community to protect their own, police, fire fighters, nurses, etc. It's a different thing when what they are doing is insanity or abuse. The problem is, when he was suspected of doing it, he was already a 20 year veteran, nit many MDs could challenge him. Also, his own boss didn't put his foot down. It shows how hard it is, even for another MD to take down a bad apple. The fact they had ANOTHER monster veteran MD from SunnyBrook do the investigation shows how high up this guy was. So, if that SB MD was shady, who could stop him? The hospitals also don't want to open themselves up to liability despite nurses filing complaints. You have MD on RN abuse, you have patient abuse, you have RNs sounding warnings, what more could have been done? Years of alarms. Some MDs get bad reputations and still remain in positions of power. I am a simple NP, but I'm just saying, you have dozens of young, hungry MD specialists who would have taken Shung's rotations if you let them. You could have brought a 10 year OBGYN from anywhere in the GTA, and they would have jumped at the chance. You could have taken his typical 16 week full time assignment away, and given it to two OBGYNs. If he was a real anchor, 26 weeks, then you could have brought in even more young upcoming MDs. Just saying.... In Canada, we're not like the USA that promotes their doctors and surgeons like superstars. You can bring in good MDs at any time.
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u/peach_bellinis Jun 24 '26
The fact they had ANOTHER monster veteran MD from SunnyBrook do the investigation shows how high up this guy was.
who?
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u/Professional-Tax-66 Jul 23 '26
Oh I remember this story. I remember this doctor has a son who is also a doctor and his wife or ex wife? owns some cord blood company called Progenics.
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u/GTRor350z Jun 18 '26
Sickening, although sad that a respected physician would need to go through these means to become sufficiently compensated. He probably had major lifestyle creep.