Doctor fired for allegedly drinking on the job

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By CBS 3 Springfield News

Story Published: Sep 4, 2008 at 3:36 PM EDT

Story Updated: Sep 4, 2008 at 3:36 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) - A Massachusetts doctor has been fired and lost the
right to renew his medical license for allegedly trying to give a
pregnant woman an epidural while drunk.

The state Board of Registration in Medicine says 39-year-old
Robert Dolan was drinking from a bottle of bourbon he brought to
work when he was called to perform the procedure at Caritas St.
Elizabeth's Medical Center last November.

Dolan, an anesthesiologist, called another resident for help,
who noticed he appeared drunk. The attending physician then called
security. He was fired by the hospital a few days later.

Dolan's license to practice medicine lapsed in January and he
will not be allowed to renew it unless he can stay sober for 18
months.

The board said Dolan accepted its version of events.

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