Saint Al’s coworkers questioned a surgeon’s competency. They say the hospital retaliated

Scott Tighe remembers being prepped for surgery at the Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Emergency Department in Nampa, but having the experience feel more like he was at a used car lot.

The 62-year-old said he thought he had eaten “a couple of bad tacos” when he started experiencing severe stomach pain in October 2022, but he was quickly informed at the hospital that his gallbladder was in rough shape — bad enough to warrant an emergency cholecystectomy, or gallbladder removal surgery…

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