Surgeons to protest awards in lawsuits. Doctors will halt elective surgeries
Some South Florida surgeons are planning to stop performing elective surgery later this month to protest the Florida Legislature's lack of action on medical malpractice lawsuits, a prominent Broward surgeon announced Thursday. ''After talking with influential people, we anticipate at the end of May having a slowdown very similar to the one they're experiencing in Jacksonville,'' said Arthur Palamara, a surgeon who is on the board of governors of the Florida Medical Association and legislative chairman of the Broward County Medical Association. The stoppage in Jacksonville, which started Friday evening, has caused three of the city's five largest hospitals to delay elective surgeries. The Associated Press estimated that 100 of the city's 1,500 physicians are participating. Linda Quick, president of the South Florida Hospital and Healthcare Association, said she has already had preliminary conversations with state officials, who would require hospitals to notify the state if they cannot provide certain services.
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