San Francisco, United States : A handful of nurses sick of scandal over Facebook user privacy want a new prescription for a hospital named after the social network's co-founder Mark Zuckerberg.
The Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center said it added his name as a way of saying thanks after the Facebook chief executive and his doctor wife, Priscilla Chan, made a $75 million donation three years ago.
Hospital officials credited the couple's philanthropy with helping to make it possible to open a state-of-the-art acute care and trauma facility.
A photo published at tech news website Business Insider showed protesters using what appeared to be blue masking tape to cover the name "Zuckerberg" on a sign outside the hospital.
US media quoted protesters as reasoning that the Zuckerberg name could make patients question how well the hospital will protect their privacy.
Naming buildings after major donors is common practice in the United States.
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The Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center said it added his name as a way of saying thanks after the Facebook chief executive and his doctor wife, Priscilla Chan, made a $75 million donation three years ago.
Hospital officials credited the couple's philanthropy with helping to make it possible to open a state-of-the-art acute care and trauma facility.
A photo published at tech news website Business Insider showed protesters using what appeared to be blue masking tape to cover the name "Zuckerberg" on a sign outside the hospital.
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US media quoted protesters as reasoning that the Zuckerberg name could make patients question how well the hospital will protect their privacy.
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Naming buildings after major donors is common practice in the United States.
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(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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