McDonough District Hospital (MDH) has fired a contractual surgeon after learning of alleged misconduct on a local golf course earlier this week.
'All medical staff members are expected to follow the Code of Conduct set forth in the by-laws, no matter if they are MDH staff members, affiliated with a clinical healthcare partner, or locum tenens (temporary/contractual) staff,' Patrick Osterman, vice president of public relations and business strategy, told The Community News Brief.
On Monday, Aug. 10 at 5:26 p.m., the Western Illinois University Office of Public Safety (OPS) responded to Western Illinois University's Harry Mussatto Golf Course after a call came in that a man – later identified as a contractual employee at MDH - was nude on the public course.
According to the OPS report, which was obtained via the Freedom of Information Act, Dr. Robert Judson Brewer, 69, of Greenwood Village, CO, was arrested for disorderly conduct following the alleged incident. He was booked at the McDonough County Jail and released with a scheduled mandatory Aug. 31 court appearance. The McDonough County Sheriff's Office booking report, also obtained via FOIA, listed MDH as Dr. Brewer's employer.
According to Osterman, MDH was made aware Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 11) of a situation away from hospital grounds with a locum tenens general surgeon. He stressed that patient care was not jeopardized.
