They aren’t crazy. They are misogynistic controlling assholes. Crazy people are often perfectly fine people.
Why are you intent on giving these people a pass? If they sincerely thought someone at the hospital had violated the law, they would have gone through the normal and appropriate channels for reporting suspected criminal conduct by an employee. They would never have exposed the hospital to the liability of violating federal law.
They should be sued, individually, for whatever money they have. They should also lose their licenses to practice medicine. If the hospital doesn’t fire them for this, I’ll be shocked. A rural hospital can’t handle this kind of legal exposure. They cannot afford it.
