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Sharp Grossmont Hospital used hidden cameras in their women's health center, ostensibly due to concerns of potential theft of an anesthesia drug by employees. But the cameras also recorded video of countless patients undergoing examinations and medical procedures. The hospital is now facing a lawsuit filed by 81 women who claim to have been secretly recorded.
In 2016, the situation was exposed in a public letter written by Dr. Patrick Sullivan, who stated that he had discovered the cameras originally in 2013 and raised objections. After medical staff began to cover the cameras with tape, they were eventually removed. However, in 2016 he discovered more hidden cameras. Afterward, Dr. Sullivan claimed to have been the target of retaliation for his whistleblowing, which became the subject of a 2017 lawsuit.
The video recordings were allegedly stored on hospital computers and reviewed by a male security employee.
https://www.rt.com/usa/455248-hospital-secret-film-women-operation/
Also at 10News San Diego.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Mykl on Tuesday April 02 2019, @02:48AM
I very much doubt that titillation ever factored into the decision to install these cameras. This was just a bunch of dumb people not considering the side effects / consequences of their decisions.
It's also a really dumb way to check for theft under these conditions. Much easier and cheaper to do a stock check at the end of a surgery / consult and confirm that any missing drugs were in fact used during the procedure (with empty containers present to account for it). This could be done by someone independent of the surgery / consult at very low cost.