Another HaysMed doctor out; HaysMed admin: No comment

By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post

Another physician has left HaysMed.

Dr. Wallace Curry reported on his Facebook page on Friday that Dr. Manmohan S. Biring, a pulmonologist, had left HaysMed.

Biring was no longer listed on the HaysMed provider page as of Wednesday, and no one answered at his HaysMed office.

The Hays Post tried to reach Biring for comment, but a phone message was not returned.

It was not clear on what terms Biring departed the hospital.

HaysMed declined to answer questions about Biring, stating in an email Wednesday, "HayMed does not publicly comment on personnel matters as this is confidential information that is not appropriate for disclosure."

Biring's departure is in the wake of a surgeon who also left last week.

Dr. Jerod Grove, general surgeon, resigned from HaysMed as of Nov. 12.

Grove has sued HaysMed to stop the hospital from enforcing a noncompete clause that he says prevents him from practicing medicine in western Kansas.

According to his lawsuit, HaysMed has lost 12 physicians, two certified registered nurse anesthetists, and three midlevel providers in recent years. None of these have remained in the region and provide services to the residents of the state's western half.

Services impacts include cardiology, urology, orthopedics, OB/GYN, hospitalists, oncology, nephrology and general family medicine, the lawsuit said.

According to the lawsuit, during his time at Hays Med, "Dr. Grove began to notice certain troubling aspects of the treatment of HaysMed staff. Various issues were brought to his attention, and ultimately, he felt the best course of action was to resign his employment."

Current and former doctors and staff expressed concern about hospital services and the role of the administration in August.

In an interview with the HaysPost in August, the HaysMed CEO Edward Herrman said the hospital has restructured to deal with financial challenges.