George Clooney got angry when he found out that some hospital staffers had providing medical information about him to the media.

Clooney and his girlfriend had an accident on Sept. 21 with motorcycle. The Hollywood star suffered a broken rib and scrapes while his passenger, Sarah Larson broke her foot.
The hospital that treated them, the one that had been accused of violation of federal law is Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen.

WCBS-TV in New York reported Tuesday night that as many as 40 staffers, including doctors, were suspended without pay, accused of accessing Clooney's medical records and possibly providing information to the media.

Clooney said in a statement. "And while I very much believe in a patient's right to privacy, I would hope that this could be settled without suspending medical workers."

Some of the workers of the hospital had been suspended without pay for four weeks.

Eurice Rojas, the hospital's vice president of external affairs, told The Jersey Journal that hospital officials do not believe any employees leaked Clooney's medical information, but some staffers did improperly access his records.
 


Publication date: 10 October 2007   

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