Kwong Wah Hospital announces incident of nurse suspected to have been indecently assaulted
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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority.
The spokesman for Kwong Wah Hospital (KWH) made the following statement today (March 10) regarding an incident of a nurse suspected to have been indecently assaulted:
A nurse was suspected to have been indecently assaulted while working at the Accident and Emergency Department (A&E) nurse station this morning. Upon receiving the report, the hospital immediately reported the incident to the Police. A male patient was subsequently arrested by the Police in the A&E.
KWH is highly concerned about the incident. The hospital strongly condemns the suspected indecent act against its staff member, resolutely adopts a zero-tolerance attitude towards this incident, and will follow up while fully co-operating with the Police’s investigation.
The hospital has expressed sympathy and provided support to the nurse concerned.
The hospital has reported the incident to the Hospital Authority Head Office via the Advance Incident Reporting System.