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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
J. Alas

Outrage After 'Sansum Clinic' Staff Post Patients' Pap Smear Discharge Photos — Were They Fired?

Sansum Clinic staff placed on leave after a TikTok video showed them mocking patients' pap smear discharge in an exam room.

A California urgent care clinic is under internal investigation after a now-deleted TikTok video showed staff posing and mocking what appeared to be patients' pap smear discharge. The viral post, which surfaced over the 2025 Labour Day weekend, has triggered an internal investigation and widespread public outrage.

Several employees at the Pesetas Urgent Care facility in Santa Barbara operated by Sansum Clinic under Sutter Health have since been placed on administrative leave.

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