Wednesday was the third day of testimony in U.S. District Court over PeaceHealth’s plans to transition emergency staffing from Eugene Emergency Physicians to one created by Georgia-based ApolloMD. During testimony from the defense, there were some tensions in the courtroom.
All eyes were on PeaceHealth witness Dr. Johne Philip Chapman —the sole owner and member of Lane Emergency Physicians or LEP. Despite having no written contract with PeaceHealth, he’s expected to take over emergency departments in Cottage Grove, Florence and Springfield in the coming months.
Chapman lives in Illinois, works as a medical director at an ApolloMD-affiliated hospital outside of Chicago and said on the stand that he has no plans to move to Oregon…