Archive · 5 Sep 2025
California Healthcare Workers Fired Over TikTok's Insensitive Post
Some healthcare workers in California made a funny video on TikTok about the stains patients leave on exam tables.
The video showed them smiling and making jokes about these stains.
The company that runs the clinic, Sutter Health, was not happy about this.
They said the video was wrong and didn't respect patients.
Because of this, the workers were first put on leave and then fired.
The company said they won't allow this kind of behavior.
Healthcare workers at Sansum Clinic in California posted a TikTok video about patient body fluid stains.
The video showed staff posing with and joking about stains on exam tables.
The video's caption was 'guess the substance,' implying the staff were mocking the stains.
Sutter Health, the clinic's parent company, fired the employees involved.
The company stated the behavior violated policies and disrespected patients.
- Who
- Healthcare workers at Sutter Health's Sansum Clinic
- What
- Were fired for posting mocking photos on TikTok
- When
- The video was shared in July
- Where
- California
- Why
- For violating company policies and showing disrespect to patients.
- Organization
- Sutter Health (Sansum Clinic)
- Incident
- Inappropriate photos and video posted on TikTok
- Subject
- Patient body fluid stains
- Actions Taken
- Employees placed on leave, then fired
- Number of Employees Fired
- Unspecified
- Shared by
- @angieuncut