- A man wearing a fake paramedic uniform entered the Royal Adelaide hospital
- The incident represents a major security breach for the newly opened hospital
- There is no evidence he interacted any patients according to SA Health
- Police identified the man and confirmed he is facing a mental health assessment
Hospital patients in the Royal Adelaide Hospital were lucky a major security breach did not impact their safety.
A suspicious man wearing a fake paramedic uniform posed as an ambulance officer at the newly built hospital on the weekend.
South Australian police identified the man and stated he is ‘undergoing a mental health assessment.’
A man wearing a fake paramedic uniform entered the Royal Adelaide hospital at 3am
There is no evidence to suggest the man interacted with any patients at the hospital
But there is ‘no evidence to suggest he interacted with any patients,’ according to SA Health.
A Police spokesperson said police responded to a report of ‘suspicious behaviour’ which occurred at 3am on Saturday.
‘Eastern Adelaide Police are investigating after a man wearing a non-standard paramedic uniform entered the Emergency Department of the Royal Adelaide Hospital overnight,’ he said.
The new Royal Adelaide hospital has only been open since September last year
‘The man was identified and spoken to by police… and is undergoing a mental health assessment.’
The new $2.3 billion hospital on North Terrace in Adelaide opened to patients in September last year.
One expat paramedic living in Kuwait remarked on twitter that ‘hospitals are notoriously insecure’.
‘It’s pretty easy to get access to may areas if you just look the part,’ he said.
A Central Adelaide Local Health Network spokesperson confirmed a man in a non-standard paramedic uniform attempted to enter the emergency department of the hospital.
‘The incident has been reported to and managed by SAPOL,’ she said.