U.W. Hospital To Ivestigate Fraudulent Doctors

From Fox News: The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is investigating whether some of its doctors wrote fake sick notes to people protesting the governor's plan to strip public union employees of the right to collectively bargain.Over the weekend, FOX News reported that doctors from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine were manning a doctor station to write medical notes excusing those protesting at the Wisconsin State Capitol from work. Physicians were seen standing on a street corner wearing lab coats and giving out medical notes."This involves a few individuals out of the nearly 1,300 physicians at UW Health," Lisa Brunette, Director of Media Relations for the school said in an email."These UW Health physicians were acting on their own and without the knowledge or approval of UW Health, she continued. "These charges are very serious and in response the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and the University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation, two of the entities that comprise UW Health, will immediately launch an investigation of the reported behavior. The investigation will identify which UW Health physicians were involved and whether their behavior constituted violations of medical ethics or University of Wisconsin and UW Health policies and work rules."
http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/02/21/university-wisconsin-medical-school-investigating-doctors-notes-protest
Good for them. I used to work at U.W. hospitals as I was working my way through college. One of the best jobs I ever, but that for another story. I know they have high standards there because they are teaching future doctors and they tolerate mistakes or ethical lapses.
But they apparently hire tone deaf people as well. "Dr." Joe Sanner was shocked, just shocked, I tell about the backlash he received.
From jsonline: Sanner said his intent in signing notes was to perform a public service. He said that's why he and his colleagues were stunned when they returned home Saturday night to find their e-mail inboxes filled with profane messages saying the doctors should be ashamed and should go to jail.
The doctors also got swamped by hostile phone calls and Facebook messages from across the U.S., he said.
"We're not political activists. We were surprised at the nationwide organized vitriol that has come our way so quickly," he said. "Apparently we hit a nerve. I've been a doctor for 30 years. I kind of missed when politics got this viral, this national."
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/116589928.html
We're not political activists but missed it when politics got this viral? Huh. Anyone see the contradiction in that statement. And I am pretty sure he did not get hostile phone calls, unless he considers hostile to be a difference of opinion.
I hope this quack is fired and loses his medical license along with the other alleged 'doctors" passing out fake doctor notes. They bring disrespect to the medical field and it is even more troubling that he is employed by a medical school and hospital where ethics are very important.