After three days of ducking the press — and...

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

“After three days of ducking the press — and telling the Wall Street Journal that Steve Jobs was not listed as a patient there — Methodist University Hospital in Memphis finally admitted Tuesday that Jobs did in fact receive a new liver at their transplant facility.”

From a Fortune article on Steve Jobs.

I find this introductory paragraph absurd and completely representative how invasive the recent Steve Jobs’s health media blitz has been. Methodist University Hospital did *not* “finally admit” anything. A better way to phrase Methodist University Hospital’s statement is they “Violated HIPAA.” Steve Jobs’s health is none of our business, and there is a whole world of legislation that intends his privacy should be respected.

What is our business (as public shareholders) is the effect of his health on his role at Apple, and Apple has been forthcoming with that information. We were told when to took a leave of absence, and we were informed about realistic expectations of a return date.

The actual details of his health is his personal matters which are legally protected and should be properly respected.