2022-06-14 from thestar.com
The province will appoint an independent investigator to examine complaints of abuse of power by hospital leadership at Trillium Health Partners, the Star has learned.
The claims, made by an anonymous group of physicians in two letters authored by their lawyers, include allegations that hospital administration uses “oppressive acts of intimidation” against its doctors, including threats to revoke their hospital privileges.
The claims are being strongly disputed by the hospital system and its leadership, who say they welcome the third-party review.
The letters, obtained by the Star, allege physicians have been silenced, have taken medical leaves of absences, or have left the large hospital system altogether as a result of the administration’s actions. The letters allege the loss of professional staff and the “silencing of debate amongst physicians in a public hospital” raises concerns about whether Trillium Health Partners can provide safe and efficient care.
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