I-Team: Former Eisenhower Doctor Wins $1.6 Million Decision in Case Dating Back to the Start of Covid

I-Team: Former Eisenhower Doctor Wins $1.6 Million Decision in Case Dating Back to the Start of Covid

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (KESQ) - A retired Judge has found in favor of Dr. Rick Loftus in a case against Eisenhower Health and Eisenhower Medical Associates that claimed Loftus was forced out in 2020 for raising concerns about Covid safety, and retaliation for reporting discriminatory behavior. I-Team Investigator John White will have an in-depth look at the case and the first interview with Dr. Loftus on what was happening inside Eisenhower Healt…

‘Unchecked Conduct’: A Former Eisenhower Medical Center Doctor Wins a $1.6 Million Judgement Against the Hospital for Disregarding COVID-19 Safety Pleas and Harassment Complaints - Coachella Valley Independent

In December 2021, Dr. Richard Loftus, the former assistant program director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Eisenhower Medical Center, filed a lawsuit against EMC, an associated primary care provider group called the Eisenhower Medical Associates (EMA), and a number of individual Eisenhower employees. The case revolved around certain EMC executives’ resistance to COVID-19-related safety recommendations championed by Loftus in 2020 …