University of Wisconsin Health is currently examining whether disciplinary action should be taken after physicians wrote sick notes for protesters at the Capitol.
UW Health spokesperson Lisa Brunette said an investigation has already begun and it is not yet possible to determine which physicians were involved in excusing individuals protesting Gov. Scott Walker’s budget repair bill from work on the grounds of “stress.”
She said of the nearly 1,300 physicians employed by UW Health, only a small handful were involved in signing notes.
According to a statement from UW Health, the news was first received from social media sites and other news outlets that personnel were signing notes to excuse individuals from work Feb. 19.
Brunette declined to comment on which UW physicians are currently under investigation and how long she expects the investigation to run.
“We want it to move as quickly as possible while remaining as thorough as possible,” she said. “It’s too early to tell what possible action will be appropriate.”
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