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Sakon Nakhon hospital director under fire for drinking beer during blood draw
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A Sakon Nakhon hospital director is under investigation after photographs circulated online appeared to show him drinking beer while attempting to draw blood from an elderly patient.
Key facts
- A Sakon Nakhon hospital director is under investigation after photographs circulated online appeared to show him drinking beer while attempting to draw blood from an elderly patient.
- The incident came to public attention after a resident of Waritchaphum district shared images on Facebook, claiming that a director of a local health promotion hospital was attending to an elderly woman at her home.
- According to the post, he claimed he should have received 1,000 baht for providing medical services outside the hospital.
- Channel 7 reported that locals described the hospital director as having held the position for approximately four to five years
Summary
The incident came to public attention after a resident of Waritchaphum district shared images on Facebook, claiming that a director of a local health promotion hospital was attending to an elderly woman at her home.
The photographs showed the hospital director wearing casual clothing and holding a can of beer while carrying out a blood collection procedure.