Originally Posted by
GUWonder
Hospitals can't charge anything but money. For legal charges about child abuse, hospitals can do no more than random people off the street can do -- to try to whip up a frenzy and prompt an investigation by authorities with applicable statutory authority to make legal charges.
At least in the US that's not correct. Medical personal are mandatory reporters, meaning if there is anything suspicious about a child's injuries, police must be called and medical staff works with them to collect and evaluate evidence which can be presented in court. That's a lot more than trying "to whip up a frenzy." I speak as one who has completed mandatory reporter training and assisted in evidence collection.