A healthcare company has confirmed it has fired some of its employees at a Santa Barbara clinic due to a social media post mocking patients.
The video involved some employees with Sutter Health at a Sansum Clinic facility. It went viral over the holiday weekend, sparking protests against the organization. Outraged patients condemned the video.
In still images from the video, staff members are seen holding what appear to be bodily fluids from patients. In another, they look at an exam table with a wet spot, supposedly from a patient. The video was deleted soon after the controversy started, but some people had taken screenshots.
In a statement, company officials say the person who posted the video wasn’t a current employee. The statement says they have terminated the employees responsible for what it called “inappropriate and insensitive photos” posted on social media.
