Health Department takes action against the following health care providers in Kitsap

The state Department of Health has taken disciplinary actions or withdrawn charges against the following health care providers in Kitsap County.

In October, the secretary of health conditionally granted a chemical dependency professional trainee credential to Shaydon Casey Childers (CO60663548) and ordered him to undergo an evaluation for a substance abuse monitoring program. Between 2001 and 2011, Childers was convicted of seven felonies and three gross misdemeanors.

In October, the secretary of health conditionally granted a chemical dependency professional trainee credential to Jessica Lee McBride (CO60675806), placed her on probation, and ordered her to undergo an evaluation for a substance abuse monitoring program. Between 2007 and 2013, McBride was convicted of two felonies and two gross misdemeanors.

Information about health care providers is available at doh.wa.gov. Click on “Look up a health care provider license” in the “How Do I?” section. The site includes information about a health care provider’s license status, the expiration and renewal date of their credential, disciplinary actions and copies of legal documents issued after July 1998. This information is also available by calling 360-236-4700.

Consumers who think a health care provider acted unprofessionally are encouraged to call and report their complaint.