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To: RetiredNow who wrote (129850)	2/5/2017 9:44:34 PM
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The intruder in the Brigham operating room — how did she get there? THE INTRUDER IN THE BRIGHAM OR — HOW DID SHE GET THERE? Published February 5, 2017 For several days, she roamed the halls of Brigham and Women s Hospital, dressed in scrubs, asking questions at a lecture, attending patient rounds, and observing operations even helping transport a patient to the recovery unit. The middle-aged woman said she was a doctor in training, but she was not. A former surgical resident who had been dismissed from a program in New York City, Cheryl Wang, 42, had no business being at the Brigham. But she blended in with the circulating mass of medical personnel, slipping into restricted areas and suggesting she had connections to an attending doctor. Once physicians caught on and she was escorted off the property, the Brigham posted her photograph near operating rooms and alerted its sister hospitals in Boston. The next day, she showed up in a conference room at Massachusetts General Hospital for grand rounds a seminar for medical staff. And when she was told to leave there, Brigham officials followed her straight to Children s Hospital, where they said she was intercepted and turned away. Get Fast Forward in your inbox: Forget yesterday’s news. Get what you need today in this early-morning email. It s unclear what drove Wang s efforts to infiltrate the hospitals perhaps a thwarted desire to become a doctor. But Brigham executives said she did not participate in patient care. Ms. Wang was an observer. She did not touch, treat, or provide care to a single patient, spokeswoman Erin McDonough said. Efforts to reach Wang for this story were unsuccessful. Yet, her ability to enter restricted operating room suites without an identification badge shows how difficult it can be to enforce security in institutions that teem with thousands of patients, families, and staff each day. Brigham officials said their review of security video and other evidence shows she gained access to five operating rooms over two days. The incident, which became a hot topic among some Brigham operating room staff, also highlights a vexing security problem called tailgating.