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Category Archives: Cedars-Sinai
Ten Convenient Beliefs For Leaders Of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Cedars-Sinai leaders believe their institution’s position as Los Angeles’s most prestigious hospital, whose celebrity patient list, whose Rodeo Drive adjacent Beverly Hills location, whose gleaming facilities, and whose marketing materials positioning it as a destination medical center where the most … Continue reading
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The Hospital Protection Industrial Complex: Alliance Theory and the Battle for Reputation and Billions at Cedars-Sinai
High-status actors at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center do not compete for authority by openly saying they want to shield billions in annual revenue, elite physician privileges, and institutional prestige. They compete by invoking moral languages that frame their authority as advancing … Continue reading
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LAT: Cedars-Sinai didn’t act on four decades of complaints about gynecologist’s sexual abuse, lawsuits allege
The Los Angeles Times reports: Hundreds of former patients have accused Barry Brock of sexually abusing them while they were in his care. More than a dozen say that Cedars-Sinai personnel ignored their complaints, according to lawsuits. Cedars-Sinai terminated Brock’s … Continue reading
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Cedars-Sinai Salaries
I went to Guidestar.org and found this 990 form filed for 2013, which listed salaries as follows: * Thomas M. Priselac: $3,849,147 * Andrew Klein: $1,294,576 * Zab Mosenifar: $1,147,692 * Edward Prunchunas: $1,428,941 * Mark Gavens: $1,476,707 * Shlomo … Continue reading
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Dennis Quaid Vs Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Here are the legal details: Case Type: Civil Petition – Other (General Jurisdiction) Case#: BS118282 CASE NAME: DENNIS QUAID ET AL VS CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER Parties: CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER – Def/Res,QUAID DENNIS – PL/PET,QUAID KIMBERLY – PL/PET Attorneys: PIVO KENNETH … Continue reading
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‘Charges Of Embezzlement Against Save-A-Heart Foundation’
That was my headline on August 26. On September 4, the Jewish Journal’s Brad A. Greenberg reports (without noting I broke this story nine days ago): Los Angeles police last week began looking into the possible embezzlement of more than … Continue reading
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Charges Of Embezzlement Against Save-A-Heart Foundation
I received this letter: At this time people are focusing on the problems with Drew Medical Center. Accusations are being flung towards any person who has ever had any association with Drew Medical. Did you know that a similar problem … Continue reading
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