Updated: Shelley Turk has been fired.

I saw this on the agenda for the May 28 2015 Somervell County Hospital District meeting. Note that the person to be discussed is not listed on the agenda but since it deals with Glen Rose Healthcare Inc, it's clear it pertains to a doctor. 

Could this be the Turks? The attorney for the Turks believes that could be and, unsolicited, sent me 3 documents today, correspondence between the Somervell County Hospital District attorneys and his firm, the Schulman Law Firm, P.C. 

From March 17, 2015 where the Schulman Law Firm sent a letter to Kevin Reed re: Claims of Albert J Turk, MD and Shelley R Turk RN, which says, in part

Dear Mr Reed:

This firm has been engaged to represent Albert J Turk, MD and Shelley Turk, RN, in connection with claims arising out of their employment at Glen Rose Medical Center a hospital operated by the Somervell County Hospital District. Dr Turk is also employed by an entity known as Glen Rose Healthcare Inc. It is my understanding that you represent the Somervell County Hospital District and other entities associated with Glen Rose Medical Center. If that understanding is correct, please advise me.

As you may know, our clients have repeatedly spoken out about urgent matters of public interest in regard to the operation of the public facility known as Glen Rose Medical Center. Their outcries were made to numerous persons and entities, starting first with a lengthy history of vergal presentations to management seeking corrections to unsafe and dangerous practices at Glen Rose Medical Center, as well as seeking implementation of new and better practices, especially when instances of neglect resulted in adverse patient outcomes, including what appeared to be premature deaths. When the history of speaking out verbally to management did not result in substantial improvement, Dr and Nurse Turk began to make written and verbal outcries to a number of additional persons and entities, including but not limited ot the elected members of the Board of the Somervell County Hospital District, Hospital committees, the Texas Department of State Health Services, and the Texas Board of Nursing.

The issues our clients have addressed include:

• inadequate training, especially in regard to patient emergencies occurring outside of the Emergency Department