Medical aid website Shuidichou suspends its offline consultants

Move comes after video shows dubious practices in the recruitment of patients

Online crowdfunding medical aid platform Shuidichou has suspended its offline consultant team after video-sharing site Pear Video reported that the team has targeted hospitals to get as many patients registered with the platform as possible.

The company has organized a team led by its general manager to investigate the incidents, Shuidichou said on Saturday via its Sina Weibo account.

The incidents highlighted by Pear Video are individual cases where staff members deviated from the platform's mission, and the staff involved will be punished after a nationwide probe－with an emphasis in cities like Chengdu in Sichuan province, Zhengzhou in Henan province and Ningbo in Zhejiang province, where Pear Video recorded evidence of the marketing representatives' actions, the statement said.