Victoria has doubled funding for security in public hospitals after a surgeon was left fighting for his life when he was attacked in the foyer of a hospital in Melbourne’s east. Dr Patrick Pritzwald-Stegmann was punched in the head and knocked unconscious at Box Hill Hospital last month. He remains in a critical condition. His alleged attacker, Joseph Esmaili, has been charged with recklessly causing serious injury. The Victorian Government said it would provide an extra $20 million for improved security, on top of $20 million invested last year.
