I haven't posted in awhile but I continue to receive information about ARMC. All of it not good.

I encourage everyone to visit the Texas Medical Board website and review Physicians that have been reprimanded by the Board.

The LOCAL MEDIA will NOT report these actions. They are afraid of losing advertising money  and friendships.

Contact me. I have details of recent actions by employees of ARMC.

ABILENE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Will wait for the results of the investigation.

Officials Indicted

Winkler County Officials Indicted


Posted: Jan 13, 2011 6:40 PM CST

KERMIT - Two public officials and a former hospital administrator have been indicted by a Grand Jury for allegedly conspiring against two former nurses who made complaint about a Kermit doctor.



Winkler County Sheriff Robert Roberts, County Attorney Scott Tidwell and former Winkler County Hospital Administrator Stan Wiley all face two counts each of Misuse of Official Information, Retaliation of a Witness and Official Oppression.



This all come after several years of controversy at the Winkler County Hospital.



The two former nurses, Vickie Galle and Anne Mitchell were arrested back in 2009 and charged with sending confidential documents to state officials to report the practices of Dr. Rolando Arafiles. Mitchell was cleared of any wronging in court and charges were dropped against Galle. The two nurses then turned around and filed a civil suit against all the parties involved. The nurses claim Arafiles and the county officials conspired to stop their complaints.



Arafiles was arrested last month on the same charges. He bonded out of jail and is still working at the hospital.



County Attorney Scott Tidwell tells NewsWest9 he will likely turn himself in to authorities tomorrow morning. He also says he will be getting an attorney and fighting the charges.

ABILENE REPORTER NEWS AND OTHER ABILENE MEDIA

THE ABILENE MEDIA CONTINUES TO REFUSE TO REPORT ON LOCAL DOCTORS BEING DISCIPLINED BY THE TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD.
WHILE IN DALLAS, THE LOCAL TV NEWS STATION REPORTED DR.BEAU LAWSON  MCCRORY WAS RECENTLY INVESTIGATED BY THE TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD.

Action Date: 08/27/2010


Description: ON AUGUST 27, 2010, THE BOARD AND BEAU LAWSON MCCRORY, M.D., ENTERED INTO AN AGREED ORDER PUBLICLY REPRIMANDING DR. MCCRORY AND REQUIRING DR. MCCRORY COMPLETE WITHIN ONE YEAR 32 HOURS OF CME INCLUDING EIGHT HOURS IN TREATING PAIN, EIGHT HOURS IN TREATING ANXIETY, EIGHT HOURS IN TREATING SLEEP DISORDERS AND EIGHT HOURS IN RISK MANAGEMENT; AND PAY AN ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY OF $3,000 WITHIN 90 DAYS. THE ORDER WAS BASED UPON DR. MCCRORY'S TREATMENT OF SIX PATIENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF A RETAINER PRACTICE AND HIS FAILURE TO DOCUMENT A CHRONIC PAIN TREATMENT PLAN AND FAILURE TO DISCUSS WITH A PATIENT THE RISKS AND BENEFITS OF USING A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE TO TREAT CHRONIC PAIN; FAILURE TO MEET THE STANDARD OF CARE; NONTHERAPEUTIC PRESCRIBING; AND BECOMING FINANCIALLY OR PERSONALLY INVOLVED WITH A PATIENT IN AN INAPPROPRIATE MANNER.



Action Date: 04/07/2006

Description: ON APRIL 7, 2006, THE BOARD AND DR. MCCRORY ENTERED INTO AN AGREED ORDER REQUIRING DR. MCCRORY TO COMPLETE 10 HOURS OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION IN MEDICAL RECORD-KEEPING AND PROHIBITING HIM FROM PERFORMING NON-EMERGENCY GYNECOLOGICAL SURGERY UNTIL SUCH TIME AS HE OBTAINS ADDITIONAL TRAINING OR OTHERWISE DEMONSTRATES TO THE BOARD THAT HE IS QUALIFIED FOR SUCH SURGERY. THE ACTION WAS BASED ON ALLEGATIONS THAT DR. MCCORY FAILED TO MEET THE STANDARD OF CARE FOR ONE PATIENT BY NOT MAINTAINING ADEQUATE MEDICAL RECORDS, BY UNDERTAKING SURGERY WITHOUT GIVING SUFFICIENT TIME FOR IRON SUPPLEMENTS TO WORK, BY FAILING TO DISCUSS WITH THE PATIENT OTHER AVAILABLE TREATMENT OPTIONS, BY FAILING TO ADEQUATELY DISCLOSE THAT HE HAD NOT BEEN FORMALLY TRAINED IN OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY, BY FAILING TO PERFORM AN ENDOMETRIAL BIOPSY PRIOR TO SURGERY, BY ORDERING A BLOOD TRANSFUSION IN AN OTHERWISE HEALTHY WOMN AND BY CONTINUING SURGERY ONCE THE PELVIC ADHESIONS PRESENTED A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM.

I CONTACTED ABILENE REPORTER NEWS AND ASKED WHY THEY REFUSE TO AIR THIS STORY. THEY DID NOT HAVE A COMMENT AND ENDED THE CALL.

DR. HEADSTREAM AND ABILENE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

IT APPEARS DR. HEADSTREAM HAS KICKED NUMEROUS PHYSICIANS OUT OF HIS BUILDING NEAR ARMC.
THE PEOPLE I HAVE SPOKEN TO SAY HE IS EXTREMELY ARROGANT AND IMPOSSIBLE TO WORK WITH OR REMAIN A BUSINESS PARTNER WITH.
I AM CERTAIN WHAT GOES AROUND, COMES AROUND. I CAN'T WAIT FOR T. HEADSTREAM TO PAY THE PRICE FOR ALL HE HAS DONE TO OTHERS.

SAME OLE ABILENE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

I HAVE HEARD FROM NUMEROUS PATIENTS WHO HAVE ENTERED THE ER AT ABILENE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FOR TREATMENT AND TOLD TO LEAVE IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE INSURANCE OR CASH ON HAND.
IT IS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY FOR ARMC AND ALWAYS WILL BE.

DR. HEADSTREAM AND OTHER ABILENE, TEXAS PHYSICIANS

IN REFERENCE TO THE LAST REPLY WHICH WAS POSTED ANONYMOUS. I AGREE, ABILENE IS NOT A DECENT PLACE FOR MEDICAL CARE.
THERE ARE A FEW GOOD DOCTORS HERE, BUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THOSE THAT ARE NOT. TROUBLE IS, IT SEEMS MOST ABILENE RESIDENTS WILL BACK A DOCTOR NO MATTER HOW BAD OR HOW MANY COMPLAINTS HE HAS AGAINST HIM.
I HEAR OFTEN THAT DR. HEADSTREAM IS A GOOD DOCTOR BUT HIS BEDSIDE MANNERS ARE HORRIBLE. I DO NOT WANT THIS PERSON ANYWHERE NEAR ME NO MATTER HOW GOOD HE IS.
HE THREATENED ME IN THE CRITICAL CARE UNIT AT ABILENE REGIONAL WHEN MY MOTHER WAS IN EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITION. I AM CERTAIN HIS MALE PARTS ARE NOT BIG ENOUGH TO APPROACH ME OUTSIDE OF THE HOSPITAL SETTING AND DO WHAT HE DID ON THAT PARTICULAR DAY.