An Ochsner resident is facing 10 counts of video voyeurism after a camera was found inside a hospital bathroom, NBC affiliate WDSU reported Aug. 3.
Police were called to the hospital around 11:30 a.m. after an employee found the camera and reported it to hospital security. Security staff identified Andrew Matthews, 37, as a suspect and police took him into custody.
The sheriff's office told the news outlet there were dozens of videos taken inside what is believed to be a staff-only restroom.
The security team did a sweep of the campus, including all bathrooms, call rooms and other private staff and patient areas, and found no other devices, George Loss, Jr., MD, PhD, regional medical director at Ochsner Medical Center-New Orleans, said in a statement to Becker's.
"We can confirm that a resident trainee has been arrested for allegedly unlawfully installing a recording device in an employee restroom at our Jefferson Highway campus. The individual has been terminated. An investigation by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office is underway," Dr. Loss said. "The safety of our patients, visitors and employees is our highest priority. Ochsner Health does not and will not tolerate violations of privacy or illegal activity of any kind. We are offering all available resources to support our teams. We will continue to work closely with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office and our security and safety teams."