Should This Doctor Have Slammed Her Patient on Facebook?

Should This Doctor Have Slammed Her Patient on Facebook?

An OB-GYN is in the middle of a social media maelstrom after complaining about a patient on her Facebook page. Dr. Amy Dunbar, 33, of St. John's Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis, Mo., posted on the social networking site in late January about a patient who continually showed up late to her scheduled appointments. Dunbar wrote:"So I have a patient who has chosen to either no-show or be late (sometimes hours) for all of her prenatal visits, ultrasounds and NSTs. She is now 3 hours late for her induction. May I show up late to her delivery?"When asked in the comments why she didn't cancel the procedure or transfer the woman to another doctor, Dunbar

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