Montana physician charged for patient assault 

An emergency room physician at Missoula, Mont.-based Community Medical Center has been charged with sexually assaulting patients, MTN News reported May 9. 

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Tyler James Hurst, MD, is charged with felony sexual intercourse without consent, two misdemeanor counts of sexual assault and one felony count of sexual assault.

Dr. Hurst was employed by a physician’s group contracted with the medical center, which has since terminated his clinical privileges.

“Community Medical Center was previously notified of a patient allegation regarding Dr. Tyler Hurst, an independent physician practicing in the emergency department at Community Medical Center,” Community Medical Center said in a statement. “We removed Dr. Hurst from the facility and launched an independent investigation, ultimately terminating his medical staff membership and clinical privileges.”

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