There was a firestorm on social media Wednesday night after ESPN's Adam Schefter tweeted the picture below in regards to the right index finger amputation of Jason Pierre-Paul. Now, Jackson Memorial Hospital, where Pierre-Paul is being treated, will open an "aggressive internal investigation" into how Schefter got the photo.
ESPN obtained medical charts that show Giants DE Jason Pierre-Paul had right index finger amputated today. pic.twitter.com/VI5cbS1uCw
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 8, 2015
"Late Wednesday, media reports surfaced purportedly showing a Jackson Memorial Hospital patient's protected health information, suggesting it was leaked by an employee.