The Florida Department of Health withdrew the license of the Wellness Center of Jacksonville this week after the pain clinic’s medical director contacted the state about questionable drug prescription practices, according to Florida Times-Union report.
Medical director Laura Baker, MD, a Tampa-based anesthesiologist, said in a Dec. 27 letter to the Florida Department of Health that she had already contacted the sheriff’s office and local DEA office about her concerns.
She reported several unidentified physicians writing prescriptions at the clinic without her permission, as well as two former owners or board members opening the clinic for business without authorization, according to the report.
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office spokesman Mike McCall told the Florida Times-Union that Department of Health investigators are heading the investigation while the police department assists.
Read the Florida Times-Union report on Wellness Center of Jacksonville.
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Medical director Laura Baker, MD, a Tampa-based anesthesiologist, said in a Dec. 27 letter to the Florida Department of Health that she had already contacted the sheriff’s office and local DEA office about her concerns.
She reported several unidentified physicians writing prescriptions at the clinic without her permission, as well as two former owners or board members opening the clinic for business without authorization, according to the report.
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office spokesman Mike McCall told the Florida Times-Union that Department of Health investigators are heading the investigation while the police department assists.
Read the Florida Times-Union report on Wellness Center of Jacksonville.
Read more on anesthesia:
-New York Authorizes ASC Anesthesia Providers to Conduct Post-Anesthesia Evaluations
-Boston Anesthesiologist Argues General Anesthesia is Closer to Coma Than Sleep
-10 Most-Read Anesthesia News Stories of 2010