Meng Jie, the head of the respiratory department at the renown Third Xiangya Hospital in central China's Hunan Province, is under investigation after nine of her colleagues reported her for illegal conducts that has led to two patients' deaths.
Meng is now suspended from operating medicine while being investigated by the Health Commission of Hunan Province and Central South University.
According to the report by the nine collegues, Meng's negligence led to two patient deaths when she allowed her unqualified student to perform bronchoscopy. She then falsified medical records and pressured other doctors to sign them to avoid taking responsibility.
The accusers also reported that Meng manipulated performance evaluations, keeping off-book accounts, and suppressed and ostracized colleagues.
According to the hospital's website, Meng is an experienced physician, professor, and chief with a two-decade-long career.
