MRI technician leaves patient in the middle of a scan to go on a bike ride, the first of many instances of malpractice: ‘This didn't even get him fired’

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Lana DeGaetano • "Show me to me please."
Nov 8, 2025 6:00 PM EST

Hospital settings can be really unnerving for the patients who visit them. A good portion of the population lives with hypochondria, a sort of health phobia, and clinical environments may exacerbate these fears tenfold. We put our trust in the medical professionals who serve to take care of the general population, and it is in that trust that many patients find peace with the uncomfortable environment they're in.

Even if you don't have a phobia of clinical environments, you still rely on the trust you put in your provider to get you through an appointment or emergency medical event. As patients, we assume our providers take all steps necessary to ensure our safety. But what happens when a medical provider couldn't care less about our well-being?

The MRI technician featured in the story below unprofessionally decided to take a bike ride while one of his patients was in the MRI machine. The patient even reached out to another medical professional in the vicinity and explained she didn't know which button to press. Unfortunately, this wasn't the first instance of medical malpractice at the hands of the technician. Scroll below to read about their behavioral patterns.

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    young doctor giving young woman an MRI scan
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    "MRI tech left a patient in the scanner and went for a bike ride"

    Deliberately increased the length of the protocols so it would be like 30+ min instead of 15/20,
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    then didn't even make it back on time and the lady in medical liens back office came out
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    because the patient was asking from inside the scanner room over intercom what's going on
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    since it had been silent for so long. She didn't know what buttons to press. Tech came in
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    front door all sweaty. This didn't even get him fired though amazingly.
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    Two weeks later he almost came to fisticuffs with a patient who observed him
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    turning away a couple rudely where the lady was oversized and he refused to let her try
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    and be scanned. He said to the husband you can push her in, I'm not gonna. He
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    was recorded by this patient in the waiting room saying "I don't give a shit man, they will pay me either
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    way, I don't care, fight me then!" The best (worst) part about all this was the guy was actually
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    an instructor for mri in another city Mon- fri and this was his weekend job he was driving four hours to and getting all tweaked out for.
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    close up of an mri machine
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    No-Yak-5421 Why was he not fired?
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    Qufmi Great question! He should have lost his license and never practiced again! No cameras on site though, so could not really prove he actually left the patient, plus I don't think that patient complained or anything. It was the second incident that had complaints. Boss was kind of a
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    dirt bag himself. Wouldn't pay me or the other staff for months because I was classified as an independent contractor. Heard it was because he was a paypiggy buying escorts purses or whatever. We've since been bought out and the new management is great!
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    nuclear_herring Where the hell are you working for something like this to happen?
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    Qufmi Run of the mill outpatient center, no need for any other staff on weekends. We are background checked as part of licensing in this field so a major ethical or violent conviction should theoretically bar someone really unhinged from.
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    being in patient care. Facility has cameras now but there's really nothing to prevent someone from abandoning their post if they don't give a shit about their life or yours. I think he was on drugs. On paper his resume looked much better than mine.
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    Howdydoo I'm an MRI tech and this is painful to hear. I have become so picky about where myself and loved ones receive medical care purely because there are some places that have such horrible MRI safety practices verses others. The public has no idea though and it's really sad.
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