After former Kern Valley Healthcare District pharmacist, Debbi Hayes, who was indicted along with Dr. Hoshang Pormir and Director of Nursing, Gwen Hughes, plead to a lesser charge Friday, August 14, the preliminary cases were continued to September 8.
Hayes plead to a conspiracy charge regarding injury to the public, but the other ten counts of elder abuse were dismissed, so now we are waiting to see what role she will play in the rest of the case.
The hospital is having a special meeting regarding the Hayes part of the case this morning at 9 am. I'll get a statement. Most likely the statement will be, that there was a special meeting. Generally that's how it goes.
I'm doing some research now on how the hospital decided how they would defend the staff. The first information I heard was that the doctor and pharmacist were to be covered by the hospital's liability insurance company, Betahc group. I was told the insurance wouldn't cover a felony case.
There was also expectation that Pam Ott would be indicted, and last year there was a meeting where three board members decided to defend her. It's my understanding, or actually lack of, as to why the three board members at the time, Bob Jamison, Brad Armstrong, and Barbara Casas, (the sticky three) voted to have the hospital pay for expenses in case Ott was indicted.
The other two board members voted against it.
I will try to find out more on this. As we know there is an on-going investigation and we will hopefully soon know who the other "conspirators" are and if they will be indicted too.
Persistance and Tenacity, requires a new chapter, a new beginning....
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