Visiting a clinic for a sensitive medical matter is awkward. You have to show off parts of yourself you generally want to keep under wraps and disclose potentially embarrassing personal information. All you can do is remind yourself that doctors and nurses are professionals, that you’re just one of many patients they’ll see today, and that they have a duty to keep your medical details private.
Sadly, the Sansum Clinic (run by Sutter Health) in Santa Barbara smashed a wrecking ball through that trust this week. The staff there posted a now-deleted TikTok captioned “Are patients allowed to leave you guys gifts?”.
