The doctor charged with tainting IV bags at a North Dallas surgery center was appointed a public defender Friday to represent him during his initial appearance before a federal magistrate.
Ortiz is charged with putting drugs into IV bags at the Baylor Scott & White Surgicare North Dallas where he worked. Ten patients suffered cardiac emergencies as a result, prosecutors said, and a fellow doctor,Kaspar, who also was an anesthesiologist, wasn’t feeling well and took an IV bag home to rehydrate herself, said her husband John Kaspar.John Kaspar attended Friday’s court hearing and spoke outside to reporters.He called his wife a “quality anesthesiologist.
“To see the accusations against another anesthesiologist is terrible,” he said. “It’s hard to comprehend.” A detention hearing was set for Monday at 10 a.m. Prosecutors said they would seek to have him detained pending trial.
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