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Surgeons accused of leaving patients unattended on operating table while under anesthesia
By Nathaniel Langley, Jordan Gartner at KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS)
· June 24, 2026
· 5 min read
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR/Gray News) - Three former employees from OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center traded the operating room for a conference room on Tuesday. In their attorney’s office in Oak Brook, the women publicly shared their experiences at the Rockford hospital.“It’s been really emotional. It ...
Key takeaway It still is,” Cindamon Proffitt, who served as operating room manager at Saint Anthony from 2018 through 2025, said.
Why this matters in The Midland
The allegations of surgeons leaving patients unattended on the operating table while under anesthesia in Rockford, Illinois, may seem far removed from Midland , but they raise important questions about patient safety and hospital accountability in our own community. As Midland residents, we expect our local medical facilities to prioritize patient well-being above all else. The fact that the surgeons in question allegedly put profit and efficiency over patient safety is a disturbing trend that could have implications for healthcare facilities in the Permian Basin area. Midland County residents deserve to know that their hospitals are taking steps to ensure that similar safety violations are not occurring here. The lawsuit filed by the former OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center employees serves as a reminder to local healthcare providers to review their own policies and procedures to prevent such incidents from happening in our own backyard.
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Category: local ·
Published: June 24, 2026 ·
Source: KOSA CBS7 / First Alert 7 (Permian Basin CBS) ·
Reading time: 5 min
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What is this story about? ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR/Gray News) - Three former employees from OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center traded the operating room for a conference room on Tuesday. In their attorney’s office in Oak Brook, the women publicly shared their experiences at the Rockford hospital.“It’s been really emotional. It ...
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