Law firms around the city now claim to represent some 500 women who say doctor abused them1 of the 1st women to sue Dr. Fabio Ortega, a Chicago-area gynecologist convicted of sexual abuse, is speaking out. Some 500 women are claiming abuse.One of the first women to sue a former gynecologist who has already served prison time for sexual abuse is speaking out.Matos first met Dr. Ortega while in the emergency room at Swedish Covenant Hospital back in 1996.
Since then, dozens more have followed, with law firms around the city now claiming to represent some 500 women. All are former patients who say they were abused by Dr. Ortega while he was employed both by the NorthShore University Health System and Swedish Covenant Hospital. Both are now owned by Endeavor Health.