To: Attending and Resident Physicians, Medical Students, Nursing Staff, Security Staff, Administration and Support Staff
Subject: Urgent: Security Breach Involving Impersonation of Medical Staff and Unauthorized Patient Care
Message Sent with High Importance
I have been made aware of a significant breach in security this weekend, which lasted no fewer than five hours and endangered no fewer than three patients. This incident also involved a high-profile patient, which poses notable public relations and legal risk to our hospital.
During what should have been a routine imaging delay, said patient was left unaccompanied long enough to acquire hospital scrubs, after which he proceeded to convincingly—if not competently—impersonate a member of our medical team.
Reports confirm he entered multiple restricted areas and performed at least one unauthorized intervention in the emergency department. While I am relieved to note that the outcome was not catastrophic, “not catastrophic” is not the benchmark to which this institution aspires.
Equally concerning are credible accounts that he issued what can only be described as a cross-border abduction threat toward a medical resident. I should not have to clarify that neither involuntary relocation nor amateur medical procedures fall within hospital policy.
Effective immediately, all departments are to review patient supervision protocols. Further reminders on badge security, staff identification, and the general inadvisability of allowing unlicensed individuals to practice medicine will follow.
Chief Medical Officer, Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center
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