Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, BOARD OF MEDICINE
Respondent: GEORGE TROTTER, M.D.
Judges: CHARLES C. ADAMS
Agency: Department of Health
Locations: Jacksonville, Florida
Filed: Dec. 27, 2005
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Monday, January 23, 2006.
Latest Update: Dec. 24, 2024
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STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,
PETITIONER,
v. CASE NO, 2003-25350
GEORGE TROTTER , M.D,
RESPONDENT.
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COMES NOW, Petitioner, Department of Health, by and through its
undersigned counsel, and files this Administrative Complaint before the
Board of Medicine against Respondent, George Trotter, M.D., and in
support thereof alleges:
1. Petitioner is the state department charged with regulating the
practice of medicine pursuant to Section 20.43, Florida Statutes; Chapter
456, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 458, Florida Statutes.
2, At all times material to this Complaint, Respondent was a
licensed physician within the state of Florida, having been issued license
number ME 9084.
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3. Respondent’s address of record is 2023 Myra Street,
Jacksonville, Florida 32204.
4, On or about August 8, 2003, Patient J.B., a fifty-four (54) year
old male, was admitted to St Vincent's Medical Center’s (S.V.M.C.) with
atrial fibrillation.
5. Patient J.B, had an elevated blood sugar of 389 on admission.
6. On admission Respondent failed to monitor or respond to
Patient J.B.’s elevated blood sugar of 389.
7. Respondent failed to promptly treat Patient J.B’s elevated
blood sugar with fluids and insulin. It was not until on or about August 12,
2003, the day of Patient J.B.'s death, when his blood sugar reached 722,
that Respondent ordered additional blood sugar tests and treatment for
Fatient J.B’s elevated blood sugar level.
8. A reasonably prudent similar physician would have ordered
additional blood tests and promptly treated the elevated blood sugar with
fluids and insulin.
10. Section 458.331(1)(t), Florida Statutes (2003), provides that
failing to practice medicine with that level of care, skill, and treatment
which is recognized by a reasonably prudent similar physician as being
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acceptable under similar conditions and circumstances constitutes grounds
for disciplinary action by the Board of Medicine.
11. Respondent failed to practice medicine with that level of care,
skill, and treatment which is recognized by a reasonably prudent similar
physician as being acceptable under similar conditions and circumstances,
in one or more of the following ways: a) by failing to order additional blood
tests for elevated blood sugar; b) by failing to promptly treat the initial
blood sugar level with fluids and insulin.
12. Based on the foregoing, Respondent has violated Section
458.331(1)(t), Florida Statutes (2003), by failing to practice medicine with
that level of care, skill, and treatment which is recognized by a reasonably
prudent similar physician as being acceptable under similar conditions and
circumstances.
WHEREFORE, the Petitioner respectfully requests that the Board of
Medicine enter an order imposing one or more of the following penalties:
permanent revocation or suspension of Respondent's license, restriction of
practice, imposition of an administrative fine, issuance of a reprimand,
placement of the Respondent on probation, corrective action, refund of
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fees billed or collected, remedial education and/or any other relief that the
Board deems appropriate.
SIGNED this 2 day of rset , 2005.
M. Rony Francois, M.D., M.S.P.H., Ph.D.
Secretary, Department of Health
FILED urt L. Barch
OEPARTMENT OF REALTY Assistant General Counsel
DOH Prosecution Services Unit
CLERK Jina tmeteowe 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin C-65
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pcp: November 4, 2205 .
cp Members:GustavoL 22" UD Choirperser) Ragewonra Vyayanoger /MD, and) Sohn Bees
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Docket for Case No: 05-004700PL