GEORGE CLOONEY - MASS SUSPENSIONS AT HOSPITAL OVER CLOONEY RECORS

MASS SUSPENSIONS AT HOSPITAL OVER CLOONEY RECORS

As many as 40 members of the medical staff of the Palisades Medical enter in North Bergen, NJ, have been suspended for reportedly examining George Clooney's medical information without authorization after he was brought to the hospital following a motorcycle accident last month, New York television station WCBS-TV reported Tuesday night. Some of the suspended staff members are doctors, the station said. It was unknown whether any of the medical information was leaked to the press. Told of the suspensions, Clooney issued a statement saying, "While I very much believe in a patient's right to privacy, I would hope that this could be settled without suspending medical workers." A spokeswoman for the health-workers union remarked; "We believe this is a harsh penalty and an overreaction.

10/10/2007