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I was stabbed 14 times at the hospital where I work. I survived, but not everyone is so lucky

  • Written by: Michael Wong, Neurosurgeon and Spinal Surgeon, University of Melbourne
imageDr Michael Wong is telling his story to campaign for better hospital security.Author provided

The attacker struck in the foyer of Melbourne’s Western Hospital on an otherwise ordinary Tuesday morning.

I’d just arrived, and had my mobile phone out to ring my registrar to ask whether I had time to nick up to the wards and see my patients,...

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