Doctor Sues Kaiser For Alleged Racism, Discrimination, and Illegal Treatment of Vulnerable Psychiatric Patients

A Kaiser Permanente psychiatrist who rose to a leadership position inside one of Northern California’s busiest emergency psychiatric departments has filed a lawsuit alleging racism, discrimination, and illegal treatment of vulnerable psychiatric patients.

Dr. Pachida Lo, who served as assistant chief of psychiatry and co-chair of the hospital’s Bioethics Committee, filed the lawsuit in Alameda County after she resigned from her position in March. She is still employed by Kaiser at a different outpatient facility.

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