A hospital in Vermont has agreed to pay 4 million dollars to a former surgeon to settle claims that the surgeon made regarding the manner in which he left his employment with the hospital. Specifically, the surgeon claims that the hospital tried to force him out after he criticized patient safety standards. The surgeon claimed that the hospital intentionally contaminated the surgical fluids for a few of his patients. The doctor then claimed that the hospital accused him of mental instability to try and discredit him. Burlington Free Press 1/29/08"