Anesthesiologist, Practice Ordered To Pay $500K For Mocking Sedated Man

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A medical practice has been ordered to pay $500,000 to a man who, while sedated, was relentlessly mocked by an anesthesiologist under their employ.

Insulting people certainly isn’t very nice, but a recent incident in Virginia shows that it can also be quite costly. 

A medical practice has been ordered to pay $500,000 to a man who, while sedated, was relentlessly mocked by an anesthesiologist under their employ. 

The patient, who has opted to remain anonymous, used his phone to record his colonoscopy procedure so he could play back medical instructions later. 

Upon listening, he learned that from the moment he drifted off anesthesiologist Tiffany Ingham and other members of the team