Kaplan Hospital Cardiology Senior Investigated Over Unconsented Blood Samples
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A senior official at Kaplan Medical Center's cardiology department is being investigated for allegedly taking patient blood samples for research without consent. The hospital filed a complaint, leading to the detention of three individuals, including the senior official. This follows a prior incident where the same official was accused of falsifying training records for residents.
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- A senior Kaplan Medical Center cardiology official is investigated for unauthorized patient blood sample collection.
- The hospital filed a complaint, leading to the detention of three suspects.
- The blood sample collection was allegedly for research purposes without patient consent.
- This investigation follows a separate scandal involving falsified training records for residents.
- The hospital's cardiology residency accreditation was previously revoked due to the training scandal.
A senior figure in the cardiology department at Kaplan Medical Center is under investigation for allegedly taking blood samples from patients for research purposes without their consent. The hospital filed a complaint with the police about a month ago after learning of the alleged unauthorized blood draws. Two additional individuals have been detained for questioning.
The police confirmed they opened an investigation following a complaint about suspected illegal blood sample collection at a medical center in central Israel. Investigators detained three suspects for questioning, and the investigation is ongoing.
Kaplan Medical Center announced its complaint approximately three weeks ago, stemming from the incident during laboratory research within the cardiology department. At that time, the hospital stated that a senior official had been suspended. The individual's name is currently withheld from publication as the matter has become a criminal suspicion.
The investigation into the blood samples follows a separate incident two months prior, where a resident physician at Kaplan revealed that the same senior official allegedly allowed cardiology residents to skip training stages by falsifying hospital records. This led the Israel Medical Association to revoke the hospital's accreditation for cardiology residency programs as long as the senior figure remained on staff.
