US EditionSoCal Clinic Workers Who Mocked Patients On TikTok Are Terminated
The healthcare network confirmed all employees in the viral video were fired following public outrage and is conducting a full policy review to uphold patient dignity.
- On Wednesday, Sansum Clinic’s urgent care in Santa Barbara fired several staff after a TikTok by @angieuncut showed employees posing with patients' bodily fluids on exam-table paper.
- Screen recordings of the deleted TikTok quickly spread across social platforms, and Reddit's r/Santabarbara amplified the video, drawing more than 1,000 furious comments.
- Sutter Health said it is conducting a full review and expressed concern about the post; Sansum Clinic Instagram statement emphasized patient trust and dignity and provided patientadvocacy@sutterhealth.org for concerns.
- A flood of one-star Yelp reviews followed the viral clips, and online users called for reporting the staff to Sutter executives and filing complaints with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights.
- Critics tied the incident to broader disrespect of women's reproductive health and called for oversight, with clinic culture commenters saying, `It’s insane to me how many people were involved in this and not ONE thought it was wrong`.
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