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El Camino Health faces new questions over employing doctor accused of molesting teenager decades ago while a Catholic priest

Original post made on Aug 31, 2023

Former Mountain View Mayor Sally Lieber is asking the El Camino Healthcare District to terminate a psychiatrist's contract after the hospital learned in 1988 that the doctor was accused of sexual misconduct while a priest.

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Posted by margomca
a resident of Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks
on Aug 31, 2023 at 8:15 pm

margomca is a registered user.

Re: Dr. Havel and El Camino Hosp. I am shocked beyond belief that Dr. Ting could say or even imply that the hospital behaved in with any degree of responsibility with regard to Dr. Havel!!! And they just renewed his contacts! Seriously? It certainly would make me question my safety knowing that a sexual predator might be assigned to my case. In fact, why is Dr. Havel still allowed to practice medicine? Evidently the medical powers-that-be see nothing wrong with allowed such a person to practice medicine. Would you want him as your doctor?


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