Say Whaaaat? Awards

After watching a fair amount of the Grammy's last night, I am in an award show mood today.  So after reading this story in the New York Post, I thought about creating a new award motif.  An award that recognizes people or organizations for their absurdity.  I call them the "Say Whaaaat?" awards.  The absurdity has to be so absurd that it makes you go "whaaaat?" that can't be true.   But, of course, it is true.  So with that, the first "Say Whaaaat?" award in the history of The Pop Tort goes to....

Mercy Medical Center on Long Island in New York State.

According to news reports, Dr. Anthony Colantonio, who worked at the hospital, complained to both state officials and apparently to law enforcement about the hospital’s allowing a physician's assistant to do invasive surgical procedures.  Now the state is finally investigating – after three of these patients died, including a 19-year old.  The doctor told the New York Post, "In my opinion, those patients were assaulted.”  But when he complained, what did the hospital do?  It brought up Colantonio on disciplinary charges, calling him "disruptive." Say Whaaaat? 

Here's to Mercy Medical Center for their unbelievable courage in defying all logic. 

(Maybe law enforcement can’t step in.  But hopefully the civil justice system will be able to afford these families some measure of justice.)