Chesapeake Regional may avoid criminal trial, but former OB-GYN Perwaiz’s patients are still suing

By Yiqing Wang/WHRO

Federal prosecutors said this week they have reached a tentative deferred prosecution agreement with Chesapeake Regional Medical Center for charges related to disgraced former OB-GYN Javaid Perwaiz.

The deal would require the hospital to admit certain facts, accept an independent monitor, repay health care programs and create a $12.8 million fund for Perwaiz’s former patients. If finalized, the deal would let the hospital avoid a criminal trial…

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