June 12, 2023

The City Is Not The Only Agency Repeatedly Sued

Uuually it's The City of Port Angeles being threatened for injuries from falls etc. 

A medical malpractice lawsuit has been filed against Olympic Medical Center and individuals.

A civil suit was filed in Clallam County Superior Court by a women that alleges that a former emergency department physician Josiah Hill assaulted her, prosecutors then charged Hill with five counts of indecent liberties by a healthcare provider and one count of rape in the second degree.

The malpractice suit alleges that Josiah Hill, OMC, and Peninsula Emergency Services Inc (former emergency room service provider) (PESI) were negligent in their care of the woman.

Court documents and investigation materials show the alleged victim was transported to the emergency room at OMC following a car wreck in which she sustained injuries and was treated by Hill, whom it is alleged, is guilty of medical malpractice, due to the care that was below standard and caused her great harm.

The women also claims she was moved from the emergency room and into hospital care at OMC where Hill allegedly later molested and raped her, according to court documents.

Allegations are that the medical services defendant Hill administered to her were for the criminal and unlawful purpose of sexually molesting her in the emergency room and then raping her after her admission into defendant OMC..

The suit also alleges negligence on the part of OMC for its hiring practices.

Another woman whom lives in Tampa also claims to have been sexually assaulted by Hill.

June 12, 2023 5:10am