San Diego Hospital Apologizes After Women Say Their Gynecology Operations Were Secretly Recorded
A Southern California hospital apologized to women who said they were recorded without their consent by hidden cameras installed in gynecology operating rooms.last week, who say motion-sensing cameras captured video of births, hysterectomies, sterilizations, and other procedures. None of the women were told they were being recorded.
"We sincerely apologize that our efforts may have caused any distress to the women who were recorded, their families, and others we serve," Chris Howard, president and CEO of Sharp HealthCare, which manages the San Diego-based hospital,Howard added that the surveillance method is no longer in use, and"changes in our protocols to ensure this situation is not repeated" have been put in place.
According to the hospital, the cameras were part of an investigation into missing drugs and equipment from the anesthesia cart of three Women's Center operating rooms. The recording devices were intended to record only individuals in front of the anesthesia carts, the letter said, but patients were inadvertently captured.Nicole Nguyen is a tech reporter for BuzzFeed News and is based in San Francisco.
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