Virginia Nursing Home Medical Director Had License Suspended in Four States
Do you know who is in charge of your loved one's medical treatment? Doris Critzer was completely unaware of the sanctions against Dr. Lewis Rogatnick, her mother's treating physician at a nursing home facility known as Heritage Hall. While Dr. Rogatnick contends that Ms. Critzer was satisfied with his care for her mother, Ms. Critzer refutes that statement. She said, "No, I was never satisfied. I complained to him about the wrong dosage of medicines many times. I think it's very important that people know about his past record."
Dr. Lewis A. Rogatnick, the current Medical Director of Evergreen Health and Rehabilitation in Winchester, Virgina and an attending physician at Golden Living Center - Rose Hill in Berryville, Virginia, has reportedly had his license suspended in four states. On November 12, 1996, "the Executive Committee of the Medical Staff at Jennings American Legion Hospital in Jennings, Louisiana summarily suspended his privileges for, among other things, his 'disruptive and abusive behavior towards nurses, staff and other employees of the hospital...[was]...detrimental to patient care and functioning of the hospital...[and] proper care for your patients...[was]...believed to be impaired". Rotatnick resigned from the hospital on November 21, 1996. Nearly three years later, he was reprimanded by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners "based on false, sworn, misleading and/or deceitful responses he provided on three separate applications submitted to the Louisiana Board over the past several years". He was fined $3,000.
In October 1998, Rogatnick allegedly provided false information while applying for a Virginia medical license. His license was suspended, but the suspension was stayed pending payment of a $3,000 fine. His license was also suspended in Pennsylvania on December 18, 2001, for failing to disclose the 1999 Louisiana action. He paid another fine in the amount of $1,000.
His license was suspended again in 2001 in New York for the same reason, but the suspension there ws stayed based on conditions, including payment of a $5,000 fine.
Rogatnick explains the suspensions away saying, "that was in the distant past, early in my career. That has nothing to do with my present career whatsoever." Interestingly, Lori Imler, the Executive Director of Golden Living Center - Rose Hill, was unaware of the license suspensions, even though Rogatnick served as her Medical Director until February 2009.
