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Phony hospital worker molested two patients

Healthcare Security Weekly, June 9, 2008

Police in Fort Worth, TX, are searching for a man, who posed as a hospital worker, and is accused of molesting two female patients in their rooms at Baylor All Saints Medical Center.

The man entered the medical center on May 9 and told the two paitents that he was a hospital worker, police told the Associated Press (AP). Both women believed he was a member of the hosptial staff because of his actions, attire, and his ability to come and go, police said.

Investigators are concerned the man may have attacked other patients at Baylor or other hosptials, the AP reported. The man came into the patients rooms to check them and inappropriately touched them. The medical center is reviewing its security procedures and offering a reward for information leading to the man’s conviction.

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