Pregnant nurse 'attacked' by anaesthetist files complaint to police
Health department confirms it is following up incident in Adventist Hospital operating room, but says it is following its own protocols
More details came to light concerning the alleged assault by an anaesthetist on a pregnant nurse in an operating room, as the health department followed up on a report in yesterday's .
A patient at Hong Kong Adventist Hospital was on an operating trolley, awaiting a colonoscopy, when the doctor rammed the trolley into a theatre nurse, who was nine-weeks pregnant, according to another doctor at the hospital who preferred to remain anonymous.
The source, who spoke up yesterday after seeing the 's report, said the patient was not harmed, but witnessed the act of violence.
"It was highly unprofessional for the doctor to lose his temper and turn violent while on duty", the source said. "It endangered the safety of the patient and the staff member."
A Department of Health spokesman said the patient was unharmed and the procedure continued as scheduled. The hospital confirmed the victim had filed a report to the police.
Both the original source and the second doctor confirmed the doctor involved was private anaesthetist Jonathan Paul Kornberg, who could not be reached for comment last night.
They pointed out this was not the first incident involving the anaesthetist and his partnering surgeon, who had been put on "probation" for two years by the Adventist Hospital - meaning he had to be supervised whenever he performed a surgery.
