The police vowed on March 19 to help strengthen security at hospitals, in the wake of a case of hospital violence.
The police will expand their patrols to include hospital emergency rooms and will also make more frequent patrols, Criminal Investigation Bureau deputy chief Yang Yuan-ming (楊源明) said.
An average of 600 cases of violence occur in hospital emergency rooms in the country every year, Department of Medical Affairs Director Lee Wui-chiang (李偉強) said. |
