Former Dallas anesthesiologist sentenced to 190 years in prison - NBCDFW

[TexasTowelie]

A federal judge sentenced a former Dallas anesthesiologist caught on camera tampering with IV bags to 190 years in prison. His actions killed a fellow doctor and causing patients to go into cardiac arrest. NBC 5's Sophia Beausoleil spoke to the widow of one of the victims.

[wryter2000]

1. Motive?

Why would someone do this? What would they have to gain? Anyone know?

[Jeebo]

2. I remember some years back, somewhere around Kansas City, ...

... there was an anesthesiologist who was skimping on the drugs and pocketing the savings. Maybe that was this fellow's motive? I'm only theorizing and can't give any more details about the Kansas City case because that's all I remember. As I said, it was some years back.

— Ron

[wryter2000]

3. Thanks

Maybe adding the other drug made his work easier?

This is too weird.

[hoosierspud]

4. The case you're remembering involved a pharmacist

He formulated drugs and skimped on the active ingredients so chemotherapy medication for cancer patients was ineffective. His pharmacy was in the hospital where I worked. His father was a conservative Christian pastor. Sonny Boy donated a million dollars to daddy's church. Daddy didn't want to give up the money but he finally did under pressure.

[Mime]

5. It appears he was angry about being investigated & decided to kill or injure patients

from ny daily news:

https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/11/20/dallas-anesthesiologist-raynaldo-ortiz-prison-sentence-iv-tampering/

An investigation into the disgraced physician began just over two years ago, after several patients at the Dallas surgery center suffered cardiac emergencies during routine medical procedures performed by different doctors between May and August 2022.

The “unexplained emergencies” began two days after Ortiz was notified of a disciplinary inquiry stemming from an incident during which he allegedly “deviated from the standard of care,” according to the criminal complaint.

During that time, an anesthesiologist who also worked at the facility died while treating herself for dehydration using an IV bag, according to prosecutors.

Ortiz, who had a history of disciplinary actions against him, also complained to other doctors that the center was trying to “crucify” him, prosecutors said.

Surveillance video presented in court showed Ortiz “repeatedly retrieving IV bags from the warming bin” before replacing them a short time later. It also showed Ortiz “mixing vials of medication and watching as victims were wheeled out by emergency responders.”