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Dr Anthony Catipay of 11320 w Pico Blvd had his hospital privileges revoked at one hospital and suspended at another hospital on the grounds of sexual harassment. You don't have to believe me just do an internet search on Dr Anthony Catipay for the perverted details.
 
ANTHONY C. CATIPAY, M.D., :

Plaintiff-Appellant, :
CASE NO. 2005-T-0030
- vs - :

HUMILITY OF MARY HEALTH :
PARTNERS, et al.,
:
Defendants-Appellees{¶2} Appellant received staff privileges to practice at appellee St. Joseph
Health Center in 1984. In 1999 appellant began to exhibit troubling behavior. This
behavior included such things as posting the "Kama Sutra Indian Sex Guide" on a
hospital bulletin board, posting an article titled "Police say man kills wife at work" in the
labor and delivery unit, with appellant's hand-written comments stating, "This happens
when wives talk too much. They never learn, they never stop. Why?" Appellant posted
this article shortly after a heated argument with a nurse, and it was viewed as a threat.
While on vacation, appellant sent a postcard containing pictures of naked men's
buttocks to the nurses' station with his name or the name of an actor written on each
man's buttocks. Appellant also sent other inappropriate postcards to hospital staff.
Appellant posted an article titled, "Cohabitation, Contraception, and Sperm Exposure"
on a bulletin board with a bulleted item referring to oral sex. A nurse also completed an
incident report wherein she described appellant discussing with her why men enjoy performing oral sex on women and the taste of female ejaculation.
{¶3} On March 28, 2000, Dr. Kenneth Heaps, Vice President of Medical Affairs,
and Dr. Charles Curtiss, President of the Medical Staff, met with appellant to discuss his
behavior. As a result of that meeting, appellant signed a letter wherein he agreed to
refrain from such conduct. However, appellant continued to engage in inappropriate
behavior.
{¶4} In November, 2001, appellant sent Dr. Heaps a letter that referenced the
movie "The God Father" and made other bizarre comments. Dr. Heaps contacted a
psychiatrist who reviewed the letter. The psychiatrist concluded appellant's conductwas disturbing and recommended the hospital require appellant to undergo a
psychiatric evaluation to ensure appellant did not pose a risk of harm to others.
{¶5} Appellant continued to harass pediatricians for what he perceived to be
inadequate neonatal resuscitation coverage. Appellant subsequently apologized for this
criticism and promised to stop such attacks; however, he failed to do so.
{¶6} Further, appellant failed to notify St. Joseph that his medical privileges had
been revoked by Trumbull Memorial Hospital. St. Joseph's by-law required appellant to
provide such notice in a "timely manner."
{¶7} Subsequently, St. Joseph's Medical Executive Committee requested
appellant undergo a psychiatric evaluation by Dr. Phillip Resnick. Appellant refused to
participate in the evaluation. The Medical Executive Committee suspended appellant's
medical privileges. As grounds for this suspension, the committee cited appellant's
inappropriate conduct toward hospital staff, inappropriate communications with Dr.Heaps, failure to inform St. Joseph of his loss of privileges at Trumbull Memorial
Hospital, and refusal to participate in a psychiatric evaluation. The committee's letter of
suspension informed appellant of his right to a hearing.
 
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