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Estevan doctor facing 14 new charges from Sask’s College of Physicians and Surgeons By Ana Byhovskaia and David Willberg
Years of excellence. Local auctioneer inducted into provincial hall of honour. PAGE A2
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Content warning: This article contains material that some might f ind distressing. Estevan’s Dr. Mehdi Horri is facing 14 new disciplinary charges, according to information the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan (CPSS) posted to its website in late January. Allegations of unprofessional conduct involve three patients and have been referred to the college’s discipline committee. “The allegations in the charge[s] have not been admitted, nor has there been a hearing before the discipline committee to determine whether the allegations in the charge will be proved,” explains the college. “A physician who denies some or all of the allegations in a charge is entitled to a hearing before the discipline committee to determine if the allegations in the charge are established by the evidence at the hearing.” The CPSS has charged Horri with the following: 1) Performing a surgical procedure in regard to patient No. 1 without adequate prior investigation and/or without obtaining an opinion from a surgeon, and/or thereby not maintaining the standard of practice of the profession; 2) Performing a surgical procedure in an office setting unsuited for the procedure and/or not applying sufficient clinical knowledge or
surgical skill to the performance of the procedure, and/or therefore not maintaining the standard of practice of the profession; 3) Not obtaining informed consent for the surgical procedure performed on patient No. 1 and/or therefore maintaining the standard of practice of the profession; 4) Not providing adequate postoperative instructions and timely postoperative care to patient No. 1 and/or therefore not maintaining the standard of practice of the profession; 5) Not having a chaperone present during a procedure with female patient No. 1, contrary to Horri’s 2018 undertaking with the college; 6) Altering medical records related to patient No. 1 after becoming aware of a college investigation into his conduct with that patient; 7) Performing a rectal examination on patient No. 2 that was not medically indicated; 8) Not having a chaperone present during a procedure with female patient No. 2, contrary to his 2018 undertaking with the college; 9) Altering medical records related to patient No. 2 after becoming aware of a college investigation into his conduct with that patient; 10) Inappropriately touching and/or making comments on a female patient’s genitals during an examination. The evidence, according to the CPSS, that will be provided in support of this charge will include one or more of the following: •On or about July 14, 2022, he had a patient encounter with
Dr. Mehdi Horri patient No. 3; •During the course of a pap smear procedure, the CPSS says Horri pinched the patient’s labia between his fingers, moved the labia back and forth, and/or asked whether the patient had ever considered surgery to remove the excess, or words to that effect. •The CPSS alleges the specific touching he conducted was not medically indicated and/or not consented to by the patient. 11) Altering medical records related to patient No. 3 after becoming aware of a college investigation into
his conduct with that patient; 12) Harassing and/or encouraging a potential witness in a college investigation into his conduct to provide false information. The evidence, according to the CPSS, that will be provided in support of this charge will include one or more of the following: •On or about Dec. 24, 2022, the CPSS says Horri had been advised that the college was investigating his conduct and that a potential interim suspension of his ability to practise would be considered; A2 » HORRI
City responds to claims about downtown revitalization project’s costs By David Willberg Members of Estevan city council have spent the past week refuting claims that the proposed revitalization project for downtown Estevan is going to cost $40 million-$50 million. A video, posted by an anonymous user to the WTF Estevan Facebook group last week, had a link to the Concern Citizens Estevan Sk’s YouTube page. A narrator claims city council has green-lighted the project. “A concept video created by George Harris Collaborative Inc. shows what the City of Estevan wants to turn our downtown into,” the video states. “They want to take a portion of Fourth Street
and the surrounding blocks and turn downtown into a walking street metropolis, with plans for seasonal street patios, windscreen and art features, informational kiosks, as well as replacing parking lots with a central park, complete with beach volleyball courts and running tracks, as well as an entertainment stage, among other amenities.” The YouTube video goes on to say the city has moved into Phase 1 of this project, which has a cost of $8.3 million, and the city has applied for a federal grant of $6.6 million. The narrator goes on to say the city would be required to spend $1.5 million to complete A2 »FEDERAL
The costs associated with a downtown revitalization project have been questioned by the group Concerned Citizens Estevan Sk.
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