Well-armed police stationed at Zhejiang hospital  

溫嶺殺醫案滿月 臺州試點警方配催淚彈駐醫院(圖)

江臺州溫嶺殺醫案已過去一月有余。3日，記者獲悉，為了防止殺醫等類似惡性事件再生，臺州警方開始向當地部分醫院陸續進駐警力，并給安保人員配備防刺背心、防刺手套、催淚器等相關警務裝備。 [查看全文]

Taizhou (ECNS) -- Security guards equipped with stab-proof vests and tear gas canisters have been stationed at a hospital in Taizhou city, Zhejiang province, after a nearby hospital witnessed the killing of a doctor by an angry patient about a month ago.

A 33-year-old patient, unhappy with the results of an operation on his nose, stabbed a doctor to death and injured two others at the No.1 People's Hospital in Wenling, a county-level city in Taizhou.

To prevent a reoccurrence, Taizhou police have launched a pilot program to station professional police officers at Taizhou Municipal Hospital.

The hospital is the first in Taizhou to implement such security measures, which also include video monitoring and emergency warning systems in intensive care units and emergency rooms.

"Besides more auxiliary officers and upgraded police equipment for security personnel, we will also organize police training for the hospital's original security guards," said Xu Guocai, an official at the Jiaojiang police bureau.

More guard stations of this kind will be introduced to medical institutions under the jurisdiction of the Jiaojiang public security bureau, according to local police on Tuesday.