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It is worth noting that situations similar to those described in this medical malpractice case could just as easily occur at any of the healthcare facilities in the area, such as Kaiser Permanente, UC Davis Medical Center, Mercy, Methodist, or Sutter.
SACRAMENTO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT
Plaintiffs, MALYIA JEFFERS by her Guardian Ad Litem, THERESE ADAMS, CLPF, RYAN JEFFERS AND LEAH YANG, allege against CATHOLIC HEALTHCARE WEST dba METHODIST HOSPITAL OF SACRAMENTO, CYNTHIA R. MYAS, CHRISTOPHER SCHAAL, JEFF FITE, SURJIT NIJJAR, GREGORY R. ROSELLINI, EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS MEDICAL GROUP, INC., and DOES 1 through 100, as follows:
Defendant, EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS MEDICAL GROUP, INC., was and is a corporation doing business in the County of Sacramento and State of California employing and placing for compensation medical personnel in various Emergency Departments, including the Emergency Department of CATHOLIC HEALTHCARE WEST, INC., dba METHODIST HOSPITAL OF CALIFONRIA. On said time and place EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS MEDICAL GROUP, INC., and CATHOLIC HEALTHCARE WEST dba METHODIST HOSPITAL OF SACRAMENTO employed and placed GREGRORY R. ROSELLINI, JEFF FITE and SURJIT NIJJAR and DOES 16 through 26 in the Emergency Department of METHODIST HOSPITAL and held these employees out as competent and trained in the protocols, policies, procedures, treatment plans and guidelines of that Emergency Department. On November 29, 2010, GREGRORY R. ROSELLINI, JEFF FITE and SURJIT NIJJAR and DOES 16-26 were acting within the course and scope of their employment when they had contact with and treated or failed to treat plaintiff, MALYIA JEFFERS.
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At said time and place, defendants, CATHOLIC HEALTHCARE WEST dba METHODIST HOSPITAL OF SACRAMENTO, EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS MEDICAL GROUP, INC., and DOES 1 through 10 employed doctors, physician assistants, nurses, and other staff to treat members of the public. CYNTHIA R. MYAS and DOES 11 through 15 were at all times mentioned herein the Directors and Supervisors of the emergency room at said hospital who were directly responsible to adequately staff and supervise said emergency room. CHRISTOPHER SCHAAL was the triage nurse. JEFF FITE and SURJIT NIJJAR were both physician assistants working in the emergency room. GREGORY R. ROSELLINI was an emergency room physician licensed by the State of California who saw MALYIA JEFFERS in the emergency room. (See Part 4 of 7.)
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