Vo v. Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center CA2/5
Plaintiffs and appellants Dr. Cong Vo and Dr. Suha Newhide are neonatologists and former members of defendant and respondent Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center’s (the Hospital’s) medical staff. The Hospital’s Medical Staff Executive Committee (Medical Committee) determined Dr. Vo and Dr. Newhide’s hospital privileges should be terminated for violations of certain rules and care standards. Drs. Vo and Newhide contested that determination by requesting a hearing before the Hospital’s Judicial Review Committee (Review Committee). The Review Committee issued a report and recommendation that found Dr. Vo and Dr. Newhide committed some (not all) of the identified violations but concluded the violations did not warrant termination. Neither the doctors nor the Medical Committee administratively appealed this decision, but pursuant to Hospital bylaws, the matter went to the Hospital’s Board of Directors (Board) for its review. The Board rejected the Review Committee’s reco
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