Moncton doctor fired for ethics breaches sees drunk-driving case delayed
A Moncton doctor who snooped in the medical files of 141 women and girls is to appear in court next month to get a trial date on a charge of impaired driving.
Dr. Fernando Rojas was charged with driving while impaired in Moncton on Sept. 30, 2016.
A trial date was to be set Monday, but the Crown and defence were not available. Rojas did not appear either.
The case will return to court Aug. 1.
Rojas is already scheduled to go on trial in September on drunk-driving charges from April 14, 2016. He was charged with impaired driving and driving with a blood-alcohol level over the legal limit in Grande-Digue.
Privileges revoked
On June 28 that year, Rojas, a radiation oncologist, was informed that his privileges at the Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont Hospital in Moncton were revoked and his employment was terminated after a meeting of the board of directors of Vitalité.
The health authority said he violated the ethics of the Canadian Medical Association and the College of Physicians and Surgeons by accessing the medical files of women who were not his patients without authorization.
Between September 2010 and January 2013, Rojas accessed the personal health information of women between the ages of 13 and 39.
Some of the women work or worked at the hospital, while others included servers at a restaurant where Rojas was a regular customer.
The RCMP investigated but decided in March 2015 not to recommend charges against Rojas.
He was placed on leave for 18 months but reinstated in December 2015 after a meeting with Rojas and his lawyer and a board vote to rehire him.
A petition soon began circulating in the oncology department, objecting to his return.
