Mariah Taylor June 8, 2023 READ

~> The hospital commissioned the report from a law firm following a Boston Globe investigation into one of its top heart surgeons. The Globe reported that hospital leaders ignored or dismissed warning signs about Yvon Baribeau, MD, who accumulated 21 malpractice settlements related to his work at the hospital, including 14 linked to patient deaths.

~> The report noted how hospital administrators took action against top medical personnel who spoke up against the heart surgeon, which staff saw as retaliatory. Those actions fostered distrust and “the perception of a culture of retaliation.”

~> The report also identified flaws in the hospital’s peer review process. In 2020, 17 malpractice claims against Dr. Baribeau were settled, and the report found there had been no peer review in eight of those cases.