Hospital worker fired after wearing Confederate shirt with noose to polls
Hickey’s employer, Regional One Health in Memphis, received countless messages on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday — calling for his termination — before officials finally decided to give the EMT the boot.
“Regional One Health is committed to a safe, secure, and comfortable work environment for our patients, guests, employees, and medical staff,” the hospital said in a statement, noting how “all allegations of inappropriate behavior and violations of trust involving employees are reviewed and investigated.”
“We understand and appreciate the intense feelings related to this situation, but it is our duty to perform a thorough due diligence to verify the truth,” the statement said.
“As of today, November 8, 2018, we have completed our investigation and what we learned led to the termination of the employee in question. Regional One Health holds employees to a high standard. We are committed to upholding our mission to provide compassionate care and exceptional services to all. This includes fostering a safe and protected work and care environment for all. Behaviors contrary to these principles are unacceptable and will not be tolerated.”
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | November 13, 2019 4:00 AM
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He should be fired. He sounds demented.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | November 12, 2019 10:09 PM
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The dumbass lost his job, R1. What a stupid ass. Right before the holidays too.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | November 12, 2019 10:16 PM
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Who does he think he is, Trump?
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | November 12, 2019 10:18 PM
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His surname is "Hickey"? Lol.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | November 12, 2019 10:19 PM
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Well of course. A person of color would never receive the same care as a white person. That's abundantly clear.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | November 12, 2019 10:21 PM
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So, just to review.
OP came running breathlessly to DL to post a link to an article that is over 1 year old about a guy who was fired over a year ago.
Does that cover it?
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | November 12, 2019 10:23 PM
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Yes R8. Who holds a grudge better than a DLer?
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | November 12, 2019 10:37 PM
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At some point one of these rednecks will take the termination issue up to the supreme court. Watch them prevail over free speech issues.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | November 12, 2019 10:43 PM
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For a private employer? The NFL should be notified!
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | November 12, 2019 11:15 PM
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R11
Oh I dunno; in "at will employment" states employers don't really require a reason to discharge any employee. Long as their reasons don't go up against federal or local anti-discrimination statues they're good to go.
For record doctors, nurses and others employed by a hospital or healthcare network have been discharged for things such as FB posts made on their own time to their own personal account.
At least for nurses many states and hospitals/healthcare networks have morality clauses as well. This adds yet another layer of complexity since someone can be discharged and or even loose their professional license for things totally not related to work, or again occurred on their own time.
Years ago a male RN did something he shouldn't on a LIRR train; criminal charges were eventually dropped or pleaded down to an offense IIRC, but he still lost his license.
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | November 13, 2019 12:03 AM
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R3 I know. I was just affirming the fact.
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | November 13, 2019 4:00 AM
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