Industry News | 08.11.25
Tri-Cities Hospital Sued for Allegedly Ignoring Complaints of Doctor Sexual Abuse Tri-City Herald
By NAMSS Staff
(08/04/25) Cary, Annette
Lawsuits have been filed against Kadlec Regional Medical Center, accusing it of not taking sufficient steps to safeguard patients from alleged sexual abuse by Dr. Mark Mulholland, one of its physicians. Mulholland has already been charged with unprofessional conduct by the Washington Medical Commission over accusations of inappropriate remarks and behavior toward female patients at the Richland Kadlec Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic. The two new lawsuits filed in Washington's King County Superior Court name as defendants: Kadlec; Providence Health & Services, with which Kadlec is affiliated; and Kadlec Clinic — Associated Physicians for Women, where Mulholland was employed. One suit filed by a female patient alleges that he sexually abused her in June 2023.
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