Group of healthcare workers fired after mocking patients in ‘dehumanising’ TikTok video
The clinic said it’s ‘inappropriate’ and ‘insensitive’
A group of urgent care healthcare workers in California has been fired after posting a “dehumanising” TikTok video mocking patients at their clinic.
The eight medical staff, who worked at a nonprofit outpatient practice in Santa Barbara called Sansum Clinic, posted photos of patients’ bodily fluids on chairs and beds and insensitively joked they were the unpleasant “gifts” they had been left.
“Are patients allowed to leave you guys gifts?” one photo said, while another added: “Make sure you leave your healthcare workers sweet gifts like these!”
In one image, the workers can be seen pointing and laughing at the wet patch with their thumbs up. The caption says: “Guess the substance!”
Credit: @angieuncut/TikTok
The now-deleted video went viral on TikTok and has gained lots of backlash. One person commented: “It’s insane to me how many people were involved in this and not ONE thought it was wrong.”
“Wow! I am speechless. As a nurse I feel second-hand embarrassed. This is beyond unprofessional and unethical,” someone else said.
Another added: “This team is going to rue [bitterly regret] the day they posted this dehumanizing garbage.”
Credit: @angieuncut/TikTok
The now-deleted video was posted by a former employee with the TikTok name @angieuncut who was no longer working at Sansum Clinic at the time. However, others in the video were still employees at the clinic, and have now lost their jobs following an internal investigation.
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In a statement on Instagram, Sansum Clinic said: “We share the concern raised by a recent social media post at one of our care sites and took immediate action once we became aware. We take this matter very seriously and are conducting a full review. Patient trust and dignity are always our top priority and any behavior that violates those standards is unacceptable. The individual who posted the content is a former employee and was not employed with us at the time of the post. Any other staff shown are part of our internal investigation and are on administrative leave pending the results.”
Following an investigation, they shared another update revealing the employees involved have been fired.
“Sutter Health has terminated the employees responsible for the inappropriate and insensitive photos posted on social media. This unacceptable behavior is an outright violation of our policies, shows a lack of respect for our patients and will not be tolerated. Protecting the trust of those we serve is our highest priority, and when that trust is violated, we take swift action to address it,” they added.
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Featured image by: @angieuncut/TikTok
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