Texas Medical Institutions Settle $15M Over Concurrent Heart Surgeries

Federal investigation finds surgeons delegated critical procedures to unqualified residents, violating Medicare rules.

Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, and Surgical Associates of Texas agreed to a $15 million settlement.
Whistleblower revealed doctors ran multiple operating rooms simultaneously, leaving critical surgery moments to residents.
Surgeons falsified medical records to show they were present for entire procedures, misleading patients and Medicare.
The settlement is the largest to date involving concurrent surgeries, with the whistleblower receiving over $3 million.
Baylor College of Medicine maintains no patients were harmed and denies violating federal laws or regulations.