Former VA hospital doctor in Arkansas who was fired for allegedly working while impaired is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of three patients. Prosecutors say he tried to cover up his misdiagnoses by altering files.
that he once showed up to work at the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks drunk in 2016, but he denied that he had worked while impaired. He entered an in-patient treatment program following that incident and returned to work in October 2016 after agreeing to remain sober and submitting to random drug testing.
In the deaths, Levy is accused of falsifying entries in his patients’ records after making incorrect and misleading diagnoses. In one case, a patient died of prostate cancer after Levy determined that his biopsy showed he didn’t have cancer, prosecutors allege. In two cases, he’s accused of falsifying patients’ medical records to state that a second pathologist agreed with his diagnosis.
“These charges send a clear signal that anyone entrusted with the care of veterans will be held accountable for placing them at risk by working while impaired or through other misconduct,” VA Inspector General Michael Missal said.
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