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Published on Wednesday, October 27, 2004 12:10 PM CDT
Ill. hospitals warned about fake doctors
By DAVE FOPAY, Staff WriterMATTOON -- Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center and
other Illinois hospitals were warned recently about the possibility of fake
doctors trying to use their facilities.
Patty Peterson, spokeswoman for SBLHC, said the hospital was notified of the
incidents last month and took the necessary precautions.
"We were aware that this person was doing it at other hospitals," Peterson
said. "Our staff was on the alert for it."
SBLHC requires doctors there to wear name tags, and the size of the facility
means there's a small enough number of people at the hospital for most
people
to recognize one another, she added.
Peterson said SBLHC learned from Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, about an
incident there. Also, according to information from Carle, similar incidents
took place in other parts of the state.
Carle Spokeswoman Gretchen Robbins said a man posing as a cardiologist
contacted the hospital last month to inquire about a position there.
She said the man had been "red-flagged" because he had tried the same thing
seven years ago, when an investigation revealed that he didn't have the
proper
credentials. Carle security personnel contacted the man and reminded him
that
there was a no-trespassing order against him, Robbins said.
Also according to Robbins, the hospital's security department also got news
about two incidents in northern Illinois last month where two men entered
hospitals under suspicious circumstances.
At a hospital in Sandwich, Ill., two men entered a hospital, claimed to be
visiting doctors and asked several questions about the facility before
leaving
when staff there confronted them. At a hospital in Peru, Ill., two men
entered
and said they wanted to buy a wheelchair then left abruptly when told
management would be contacted. In both instances, the two men were described
as being
of Middle Eastern descent.
Both SBLHC and Carle alerted their security personnel to be on the look out
for suspicious activities but no incidents took place at either hospital,
the
two spokeswomen both said.
Contact Dave Fopay at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 348-5733.
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