Santa Barbara urgent care fires staff after TikTok with fluids

Several staff members at a Santa Barbara urgent care clinic have been fired after a TikTok slideshow showing employees posing and laughing beside what appeared to be bodily fluids on exam room paper circulated over the Labor Day weekend, Sutter Health and clinic officials said. The images were taken at Pesetas Urgent Care, a Sansum Clinic facility in Santa Barbara, and the social media post was quickly deleted, though screen recordings and screenshots continued to spread online.

The now-deleted TikTok, originally posted by a user under the handle angieuncut, included six photos captioned "Guess the substance" and asked, "Are patients allowed to leave you guys gifts?" Five of the images show staff smiling, pointing or making faces next to wet spots on the paper covering exam tables, with overlaid text including "yes," "we love them so much," "all shades and opacities" and "Make sure you leave your healthcare workers sweet gifts like these," according to screenshots reviewed by local media.

Sutter Health, which is affiliated with Sansum Clinic, said the employees involved were placed on administrative leave within 24 hours of the posts being discovered and were terminated within...