Posted on 10/03/2019 3:14:05 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
A hospital in Maine is apologizing after the state's Human Rights Commission said workers had created a wall of shame ridiculing disabled patients and incorporating confidential medical information, according to CNN.
MyKayla McCann, an employee who was treated at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, said that at least two co-workers looked at her medical records and that after she returned from a leave of absence she believed they were treating her differently.
In September 2016, she reported her discomfort and the wall of shame, which included details of patients sexual activity, bodily functions and private parts, according to the commission. The wall was later taken down.
McCann, who is herself disabled, said she was discriminated against and subjected to an abusive environment, according to CNN. The wall was removed after four months, an investigation into the case found, while the hospital claimed it came down in weeks.
"Coworkers constructed a workplace display ridiculing patients with disabilities. [McCann] encountered the display every day as part of her regular environment, making harassment pervasive," the state investigator said.
"The information posted on Shame Wall was intended to demean and humiliate and included supposed 'jokes' about the hospital's physically and mentally disabled patients."
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(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
HPPA is a joke, on the back end there are at least 15 to 20 entities that have access to your information.
That said, what happened was wrong.
The malfactors were fired.
What else can the place do?
Oh I’m sure a suit is being filed seeking monetary compensation.
Oh you are right on that one. How this wall of shame was even allowed to remain for one minute is beyond me.
I never understood this type of behavior. Really, people go to hospitals for help. They are supposed to help the sick, not judge them. This is just wrong, and sorry isn’t enough sometimes....but it is a start.
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