A statement fromHacienda HealthCareTuesday said the company welcomed the move to investigate what it called “this deeply disturbing but unprecedented situation.” In the announcement, the company confirmed that Phoenix police had served a search warrant “to obtain DNA from male Hacienda HealthCare staffers.”
“We had consulted attorneys to determine whether it would be legal for our company to compel our employees to undergo DNA testing conducted through Hacienda or for Hacienda to conduct voluntary genetic testing of staffers,” the statement said. “We were told it would be a violation of federal law in either instance.”
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Hacienda “will accept nothing less than a full accounting of this absolutely horrifying situation,” Gary Orman, the executive vice president of the Hacienda board, said in a separate statement Mondayannouncing the resignation of Hacienda HealthCare CEO Bill Timmons.
Former Hacienda HealthCare CEO Bill Timmons.Hacienda HealthCare
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“It is my hope that justice will be served,” Rambler said.
Phoenix police have not responded to PEOPLE’s request for comment on the case, and so far have declined to publicly discuss the investigation.
source: people.com
