Two NSW Health workers have been stood down from Bankstown Hospital and police are investigating after footage emerged of the pair allegedly making antisemitic remarks online.
In a conversation online with Jewish influencer Max Veifer, the two nurses appear to boast that they would kill Israeli patients if they had to treat them.
In the video, one of the nurses introduces himself as a doctor, and the pair could be seen wearing NSW Health uniforms.
Park also apologised to the Jewish community in Australia.
“To the Jewish community today, I say not only am I sorry, but I can assure you this – the care that you get in our hospitals will continue to be first class, we will investigate this uphill and down dale,” Park said.
“We won’t just be looking at this incident per se, and going through previous cases to make sure that that hospital has been working in a way that reflects those values around safety and care.”
Police detectives with Strike Force Pearl are at Bankstown Hospital investigating the incident.
NSW president of the Australian Medical Association (AMA) Kathryn Austin said there was no place for hatred in the health system.
“On behalf of NSW doctors, we want to make it very clear that doctors, nurses and other health practitioners are committed to providing the best possible care to every patient in NSW,” she said.
“The Declaration of Geneva states doctors will not permit considerations of age, disease or disability, creed, ethnic origin, gender, nationality, political affiliation, race, sexual orientation, social standing or any other factor to intervene between their duty and their patient.
“There is no place for hatred or division in the health system and this behaviour will not be tolerated. Our hospitals must remain safe havens for all patients.”
