Man Wearing Doctor's Lab Coat Spotted At Several Local Hospitals

MIAMI, FL — A man wearing a physician's lab coat has been spotted at "several local hospitals," around the Miami area, including Jackson Medical Center. A spokeswoman for the facility described the incidents as "suspicious" and said the Florida Department of Health has been alerted.

“Jackson Health System has been working closely with community partners to identify a man who has been seen wearing an unofficial physician lab coat at several local hospitals," a representative of Jackson Health System told Patch Thursday.

On Wednesday, Jackson security alerted police that the man was spotted on the Jackson Memorial Medical Center campus.

"The man was issued a cease and desist letter and a trespassing warning," the representative said. "Jackson is taking this suspicious activity seriously and has notified the Florida Department of Health, which launched an investigation into this matter.”

The Jackson representative said she did not have information with respect to the other hospitals that were involved.

WPLG-TV spoke with a man who said he was given a "restraining order" by Jackson, but denied that he was wearing a lab coat on the property.

"They invited me over there to speak about the allegations," the man told the news crew. "They spoke to me and they did give me a restraining order."

WPLG later aired social media photos of the man wearing what appeared to be a white lab coat.

The jacket, which had a Jackson and University of Miami logo, also had the man's name on it and identified him as an obstetrician-gynecologist, according to the ABC affiliate. He had what appeared to be a stethoscope around his neck in at least one of the photos.