Health authorities slam racist attacks on Royal Children's Hospital staff
~至少三名醫生被家長拒絶照顧兒童
Health authorities have issued an anti-racism warning amid revelations families at the Royal Children's Hospital were refusing to let children be treated by Asian doctors over coronavirus fears.
The stern warning comes after a series of distressing incidents directed at the Melbourne hospital's staff.
Authorities said one case was so serious that a distraught medical staff member had to take leave.
Director of Emergency Medicine at the Royal Children's Hospital, Dr Stuart Lewena, said the hospital was aware of at least three other staff members who had fallen victim to racism.
Dr Lewena slammed the Sinophobia as "unacceptable", relaying that patients could not "pick and choose" their doctor.
"There's no need to be picking and choosing the doctor who sees you when you attend the hospital and there's certainly no need to be making that decision based on their race," Dr Lewena said.
"It's not acceptable in healthcare and it's certainly not acceptable in society."
The hospital first became aware of the growing racism when a staff member alerted management of a parent's refusal to have their child treated by her due to her Asian ethnicity.
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