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[Superheroes] Does Doctor patient confidentiality extend to superheroes?

If someone like Spider-Man went to the ER, would their identity be safe?
gpt
There's actually precedent for this when celebrities are hospitalized. They're quietly checked in under a fake name for obvious reasons (all of which boil down to, "let's not give them a reason to sue us").

Legally, a superhero's identity would be *pretty safe* because the hospital/GP wouldn't want to get sued for damages for revealing a secret identity. However, there are some caveats:

* Doctors are required by law to report gunshot wounds.

* A doctor or nurse could still leak information to the press in exchange for a big sack of money, and may or may not get caught.

* If the superhero is wanted for any crimes (like, say, vigilante justice) the hospital would have to comply with local law enforcement.