Daejeon Catholic University Hospital Nurses in Controversy Over Mocking Newborns on SNS

Nurses in the neonatal intensive care unit at Daejeon Catholic University Hospital were captured sharing photos of newborns in a social networking service (SNS) chatroom, while using abusive language and mocking comments.

This comes as an additional controversy following recent allegations of infant abuse at the same hospital, raising serious concerns about the ethical awareness of medical professionals.

According to a report by the Dong-A Ilbo on the 18th, it was found that nurses in the captured chatroom shared photos and full names of newborns at the hospital without permission.

In the chatroom, disparaging and mocking expressions such as "Whenever I see a gorilla, I think of OO," "Aside from XXX being incredibly loud," and "The minefield is just absurd" went back and forth.

One nurse posted a picture containing a black object unrecognizable in shape, using a slur to say, "It resembles XX OO." Another nurse responded, "You crazy person, you'll die, hahahaha."

Allegations of Previous Infant Abuse and Current Investigation Status

Previously, a nurse (A) at the hospital faced public outrage after posting something that suggested the abuse of newborn ICU patients on her own SNS account.

A posted a photo of one patient along with phrases such as "I'm feeling the urge to drop (want to drop)," "Rage disorder levels are rising," and "What time is it? Go back to sleep for a bit now."

Following this incident, Nurse A and two other nurses have been reported to the police on charges of child abuse and are currently under investigation, while Nurse A was dismissed from her position on the 4th.

The contents of the newly revealed chatroom messages have reportedly been submitted as evidence to the police currently investigating the case.

According to the media, a representative from Daejeon Catholic University Hospital stated, "Internally, we are discussing measures to prevent recurrence, and we will determine the actions to be taken after observing the results of the police investigation."

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