The chief gynecologist at Asia University Hospital in Taichung has been suspended from seeing patients effective immediately, the hospital said today, following local media reports that he sexually harassed a female patient.
The doctor, surnamed Chen (陳) was accused of verbally sexually harassing and touching a patient last year, the Chinese-language Mirror Media said.
The patient filed a complaint with the hospital, then with the Taichung City Government after her first report was unsuccessful, it reported.
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Although the government determined that sexual harassment did occur, the doctor continued to see patients, the magazine said.
In a statement today, the hospital said it greatly values gender equality and wishes to offer a welcoming medical environment.
To protect the rights of doctors and patients, the doctor in question would be suspended from providing medical services starting today, the hospital said.
The case was decided by the Taichung Social Affairs Bureau, the hospital said, adding that the doctor has chosen to file an appeal.
The hospital is to wait for the results of the appeal, and if the doctor is found to have harassed the patient, then a meeting would be held to discuss his punishment according to the severity of the case, it said.
The hospital added that it takes complaints from the public very seriously.
When the initial complaint was received on May 9 last year, the hospital arranged for a female human resources employee to contact the patient to show concern and explain the process, it said.
The hospital then did a follow-up call on May 20 and invited the patient back on May 29 to make a detailed record of the case, in accordance with regulations, it added.
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