Thought UnitedHealthcare couldn't get more awful? They've gone villain mode

I doubt this played out the way you describe. For one thing, she wasn't the only surgeon in the room, so it's not like she just left the person on the table unattended.

> According to Potter, her patient was under anesthesia when she got an urgent phone call from UnitedHealthcare while in the operating room.

You think a surgeon is answering her cellphone in the middle of an operation? No, to me this says someone else who works for the hospital had to interrupt the procedure to get the surgeon on the phone. I would guess she felt she had to take the call or lose her job.

Tell us you have no idea how an operating theater works without telling us. Or you're a PI attorney looking to invent a case. There is an anesthesiologist present when general is given. And, had you actually read for comprehension before knee jerking, there was another surgeon present. Further, surgeons don't usually just stroll out of a surgery because if something does go wrong, "explain why you were out of the room when my client was dying" isn't something you want to be asked in the inevitable lawsuit. So...just no. More importantly, the insurance company claiming the procedure isn't necessary has far more implications for the doctor and the hospital than "rich surgeon might not get another boat". But don't let a big old pile of not knowing what you're talking about get in the way of your manufactured outrage.