A conviction in the federal fraud case against Chesapeake Regional Medical Center could bar the hospital from receiving Medicare, Medicaid and other federal health care payments, which legal professionals said could threaten its ability to stay open.
The hospital was indicted in January 2025 on one count of health care fraud and one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States. The charges stem from unnecessaries procedures performed at the hospital by former OB-GYN Javaid Perwaiz.
Federal prosecutors allege Chesapeake Regional officials were aware that Perwaiz was doing unnecessary surgeries and misclassifying procedures when seeking reimbursements from insurance providers…