Case Study The Arrest of Nurse Alex Wubbels
2017 – Year in Review • April 17 – U of U cancer center CEO removed from post • April 24 – Man denied lung transplant for smoking marijuana dies
• Aug. 14 – Eye center recalls safety glasses distributed for solar eclipse
• April 26 – CEO of cancer center reinstated
• Aug. 14 – Racist posters found on University campus
• April 28 – SVP/Health system CEO steps down
• Aug. 17 – SLCPD met with Nurse Wubbels and attorney to show video; first draft of department policy
• May 1 – University president announces he will retire after new president is named
• Aug. 25 – Policy III-861 released with updates to SLCPD
• May 3 – Interim SVP/Health system CEO named
• Aug. 31 – Video of nurse arrested goes viral
• May 10 – Outside attorney asked to help negotiate and examine funding
• Sept. 1 – Chief Brown & Mayor press conference
• July 21 – University’s business school accepts controversial gift from Koch Foundation
• Sept. 4 – University Hospital administration and U of U host joint press conference to address Wubbels incident • Sept. 27 – Controversial speaker Ben Shapiro visits campus
• July 26 – Burn Center Nurse Alex Wubbels wrongfully arrested; SLCPD admin notified
• Oct. 5 – University Board of Trustees agree to new MOU with cancer foundation
• July 27 – SLCPD opened IA investigation, met with UofU hospital CEO, COO, Nursing Management Team to apologize; not indicative of expected PD behavior
• Oct. 19 – state legislative audit cites University for issues in donation from Patrick Soon-Shiong
• Aug. 7 – SLCPD trains all officers on new blood draw
• Oct. 31 – University student ChenWei Guo killed in shooting on campus • Nov. 1 – Settlement reached with nurse, University and SLC
July 26, 2017
July 27 – Aug 25, 2017 July 27 – SLCPD opened IA investigation, met with UofU hospital CEO, COO, Nursing Management Team to apologize; not indicative of expected PD behavior Aug. 7 – SLCPD trains all officers on new blood draw Aug. 17 – SLCPD met with Nurse Wubbels and attorney to show video; first draft of department policy Aug. 25 – Policy III-861 released with updates to SLCPD
August 31, 2017
One day later….
National and international coverage
September 4, 2017
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September 13, 2017
October 11, 2017
October 31, 2017
New Policy
Questions? • Kathy.wilets@hsc.utah.edu • Christopher.nelson@utah.edu • Christina.judd@slcgov.com