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After $3 million medical malpractice verdict, NGHS doctor still faces other lawsuits Frances Mitchell
A Northeast Georgia Health System surgeon at the center of a recent $3 million medical malpractice judgment in Hall County has two open lawsuits filed against him, and a settlement was reached in December 2019 on a third case, according to county court records.
NGHS officials told The Times that these cases and the recent $3 million judgment have not affected Dr. Andrew Green’s standing with the hospital nor his ability to perform surgery within the health system.
A jury awarded the $3 million March 23 in the case of Frances Mitchell, a 42-year-old Jackson County woman who died five years ago after a surgery to remove a pelvic mass from her abdomen.
Floor Action
The House took up the following measure today:
SB 5 - Professions and Businesses; patient protection measures for patients undergoing sedation in certain settings; provide- Representative Lee Hawkins (R-Gainesville) presented the legislation, addressing in particular “medispas.” Dentists, which do conscious sedation, are now required to have certain equipment. It does not prohibit a person who is duly licensed as a physician assistant in Georgia, who has completed an anesthesiologist assistant program approved by the Georgia Composite Medical Board from administering conscious sedation nor deem such physician assistant to be engaged in the unlawful practice of dentistry, pursuant to their job description as approved by the Georgia Composite Medical Board, provided that such sedation is administered under the direction and responsibility of an anesthesiologist. The legislation also The bill passed by Substitute with a vote of 160-5; it now requires the Senate to agr
Legislation adding new protections for patients being sedated for certain medical and dental procedures in outpatient settings cleared the Georgia House of Representatives Monday.
Floor Action
The Senate took up the following measures on the floor today:
HB 90 - Torts; certain persons, firms, or corporations who are buyers of land for conversion of timber shall be exempt from certain liabilities; provide PASSED 47-0
HB 245 - Professions and businesses; podiatry; amend a provision relating to fingerprint and criminal background checks PASSED 46-0
HB 367 - Controlled substances; Schedules I, II, III, IV, and V; change certain provisions PASSED 47-0
The House did not have a Rules Calendar today.
Committee Reports
House Health and Human Services Committee
The House Health and Human Services Committee, chaired by Representative Sharon Cooper (R-Marietta), met to consider the following measures today: