BALTIMORE, MD — Officials are investigating after a woman in distress was left on the streets of Baltimore this week wearing a hospital gown. The head of the University of Maryland Medical Center has apologized, and the patient's mother has said her daughter is being treated elsewhere.

Imamu Baraka, a psychotherapist whose office is across the street from the hospital, recorded video Tuesday night that brought the disturbing case to light.

In the video, workers from the University of Maryland Medical Center's Midtown Campus dropped off a woman by wheelchair to a bus stop. The woman appeared disoriented. It was between 30 and 40 degrees outside, and she was wearing socks and a hospital gown that was not secured. Two plastic bags containing her belongings were set nearby.

Baraka said that he recorded the video because he could not believe what he was seeing and did not think others would either unless he had evidence.

"I had no choice but to give this young lady a voice in this moment," Baraka said of his Facebook video, which has been viewed more than 2.6 million times in a few days.