The Modena Local Health Authority strongly condemns the verbal and bodily aggression that occurred late yesterday afternoon, Sunday 12 May, in opposition to the healthcare employees of the Emergency Department of the Vignola Hospital. A person who went to the emergency room for non-medical causes to search for a member of the family, having seen him contained in the ready room, broke in by repeatedly hitting the doorway door of the ready room, breaking it and managing to enter, with out stopping to ask info to triage employees. Once inside he began an argument along with his household, regardless of makes an attempt by the healthcare employees to calm him down. Upon the arrival of the physician on obligation, who in flip tried to revive calm, the person pushed the skilled, additionally threatening him verbally. With the arrival of the Carabinieri, who have been alerted instantly, the state of affairs was lastly contained. Fortunately, the medical employees didn’t report any kind of harm.
“The bodily and verbal aggression that occurred on the Vignola PS, which we remind you may change into the topic of a grievance to the police, is yet one more inadmissible habits in the direction of professionals who function completely within the curiosity of residents’ well being – underlines the General Directorate of the Modena Local Health Authority -. These are attitudes and gestures that sadly happen too typically and which make the work of docs and nurses much more tough. We want respect for many who do their work for the great of the neighborhood.”
[13 maggio 2024]