MCH staff receive death threats after COVID patient photo goes viral
ODESSA -- Medical Center Hospital reported Thursday that hospital staff have received death threats and bomb threats after a photo was posted on social media showing a COVID-19 patient wearing a plastic drape.
The photo was shared on Facebook by a group called the Odessa Accountability Project, which wrote that the patient is a 17-year-old girl who was being treated for COVID-19. The post said the girl was “humiliated and dehumanized by staff.”
Since the photo was posted on Tuesday, hospital staff have received threatening phone calls, including death threats and threats on their families’ lives, as well as threats of bombing the hospital, according to a statement from MCH.
“Rest assured, we take all of these threats seriously and are taking appropriate action,” CEO Russell Tippin said in the statement. “Under no circumstances will MCH tolerate such threats to staff members, their families or anyone associated with the health system.
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(Midland Reporter-Telegram)
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