Reply #211: Yes, there are bad doctors. I know of a few.

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Two in town head up a practice, and they've killed patients. The state has sanctioned them, but that's it. The only reason the other doctors in town have anything to do with them at all is because those two also own most of the medical office property in town. As landlords, they demand respect. It sucks, and Hubby refuses to play their game. He takes patients away when he can, and makes sure none of his patients ever see those guys. He's reported things only to have it melt away.

It's a smaller city. There are similar situations in other professions here, but they don't kill people. I'm trying to figure out how to get on the state medical board so I can get rid of those guys and quacks like them.