South Dallas Surgical Health Services Center – Planned Parenthood -INACTIVE

On Tuesday afternoon, a divided three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked Yeakel’s ruling and gave both sides until 5 p.m. Friday to submit their legal briefs on the matter.

"Patients will suffer serious and irreparable harm in the absence of a temporary restraining order," wrote Judge Lee Yeakel, a George W. Bush-appointee, in his nine-page opinion. "The attorney general's interpretation of the Executive Order prevents Texas women from exercising what the Supreme Court has declared is their fundamental constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy before a fetus is viable."

Texas Planned Parenthood clinics did not respond to requests for comment.

"Health Care professionals and facilities, including abortion providers, must immediately stop all medically unnecessary surgeries and procedures to preserve resources to fight COVID-19 Pandemic. […] Failure to comply with an executive order issued by the governor related to the COVID-19 disaster can result in penalties of up to $1,000 or 180 days of jail time."

TX HHS subpoena for records where baby parts were used or donated or sold for research.

Expired medical license for anesthesiologist Yaw Safo, MD. Note practice address at Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in Dallas.

Inspection Report with numerous violations and deficiencies found, including: **facility failure to post patient bill of rights **failure to include results of a physician's physical exam in the patient medical record **no evidence of patients' physical exam by physician **no evidence of a physican's or nurse's post-operation exam of patients after surgery and before dismissal **no patient review during recovery after surgery, unless complications **failure to ensure a safe and sanitary environment for surgical patients **dark brown dried substance in waiting room **emergency call light not accessible by patients **patients' personal bags stored in contaminated or unclean areas **post-op bathroom ceiling had large brown water stains **patient snack food stored on the floor **no gauge on oxygen tank **vital sign machine maintenance expired **storage cabinet for sterile instruments peeling and cracking **patient supplies stored improperly and exposed to dust and contamination, and on the floor **2 suction machines without safety check stickers **biohazard sharps containers stored near open sterile patient supplies **mop bucket with dirty brown water next to drinking cups and cleaning supplies on the floor **clean linen stored directly on the floor **personnel not using protective equipment when handling dirty linens, infection and contamination hazard **biohazard waste storage room unsealed floor, allowing blood to leak from bags and infect floor **oxygen equipment not ready to use in an emergency **personnel failure to wear operating room attire (no head covers in surgical area) **failure to monitor temperature and humidity where sterile instruments were stored, causing likelihood of a fire hazard and possible microbial growth **contamination and microbial growth in sterile instrument packages due to failure to seal peel packs **failure to know Hepatitis B infection status of half the surgical personnel **failure to store medication in a safe and secure area **failure to display a statement informing patients/visitors how to file a complaint with the TX Dept of State Health Services regarding problems at the facility **more

Failure to enforce a policy to ensure compliance with Health and Safety Code. Failure to ensure medical record contained evidence that patient left facility in the company of a responsible adult. Failure to assure safe and sanitary environment, failure to maintain acceptable temperature. Failure to implement and enforce written policies and procedures for decontamination, disinfection and sterilization.