The McKinney Law Firm has filed a healthcare whistleblower lawsuit in Bexar County District Court in San Antonio on behalf of our client against Texas Vista Medical Center.

In her lawsuit petition, our client alleges that she was terminated by Defendant Southwest General Hospital, L.P. dba Texas Vista Medical Center in retaliation for her internal reporting of patient safety issues. Our client reported there was a risk of harm to patients due to the hospital’s non-compliance with the requirements of its Level III Maternal Care Center designation from Texas DSHS. Rather than address our client’s legitimate concerns regarding patient safety, the hospital terminated her employment less than a week later.

Our client has brought suit for the unlawful termination of her employment under sections 301.4025, 301.412, and 301.413 of the Texas Occupations Code (“Tex. Occ. Code”), and under sections 161.134 and/or 161.135 of the Texas Health & Safe Code (“Tex. Health & Safety Code”).

You can download a copy of the lawsuit petition here.