Gynecologist Assaulted Nurse at SMMC --- Minister of Health Informed.

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Cay Hill:--- A gynecologist working at the St. Maarten Medical Center will have a lot of explaining to do as authorities on St. Maarten including the Minister of Health will be investigating the assault of the head nurse in the OBYN section. SMN News learnt that Dr. Smith, one of the new gynecologists at the St. Maarten Medical Center hit Nurse Sheryl Carty at the medical institution while she was performing her duties. "Nurse Carty has been working at the SMMC close to 20 years now and has never been involved in any such incidents in the past," said her relatives and close friends.
Family members of Nurse Carty is urging the authorities who were informed, the board and management of St. Maarten Medical Center to take the necessary actions against those professionals involved in violent behavior at the medical institution. This is the second time a doctor at the St. Maarten Medical Center attacked another medical professional at the institution. The first incident involved Dr. Michel Petit who was also assaulted by Dr. Bocher.
Relatives of Nurse Carty including her husband rushed to the institution when they learnt of the attack. Sources at the SMMC said the nurse is very emotional at this time and she was not able to speak to SMN News via telephone. Efforts made to reach Dr. George Scot and the Chairman of the Supervisory board of the SMMC proved futile.