Embattled for its persistence in subjecting minors to Medicaid-funded gender transition procedures in violation of state law, Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH) has now fired a whistleblower who exposed its malfeasance. The hospital giant on Friday informed Vanessa Sivadge, a nurse in the endocrinology department, that she was fired, effective immediately. Sivadge responded that she had “no regrets” about blowing the whistle.
TCH had publicly discontinued its gender transition program for minors in 2023 but continued it in secret, a whistleblower revealed. Shortly thereafter, the Texas legislature prohibited health care providers from providing gender transition procedures to children, including cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers. The new Texas law also prevented public funds or insurance plans from covering gender transition procedures for minors.
That whistleblower, Dr. Eithan Haim, faces a federal investigation and indictment for his courageous action in exposing the hospital’s deceitful practices. The FBI charged him with ...
