Cancel a patient’s appointment in order to accommodate the celebrity
A personable celebrity visits a physician in the medical center where you work. The celebrity travels frequently and she has asked for an appointment with short notice. As the person responsible for scheduling appointments, you could easily use a trumped-up excuse to bump a patient at the desired day and time in order to accommodate the celebrity.
- Would it be ethical for you to cancel a patient’s appointment in order to accommodate the celebrity?
- If the celebrity is a hospital patient, would it be ethical for the hospital administrator to drop in to be sure the celebrity is satisfied with her room and care?
