Man threatened to give Austin hospital staff Monkeypox

A Melbourne man threatened to give staff at the Austin Hospital Monkeypox after a doctor wrongly told him to make his own way home after he was discharged.

A Melbourne man threatened to give hospital staff Monkeypox after a doctor wrongly told him to make his own way home after he was discharged.

Avron Woolf said he went to the Austin Hospital on Sunday night via ambulance, suffering severe pain from Monkeypox, and had no means to get home after treatment.

He said the health department told him not to use public transport or ride share services but his doctor ignored his request for help to organise transport, and discharged him anyway.

“I just wanted a safe way home,” he said.

“I was trying to keep the general public safe.”

Avron Woolf said had no means to get home after treatment for Monkeypox.

Videos filmed by Mr Woolf show security guards escorting him from the hospital twice after he refused to leave, with police intervening to forcibly remove him.

Mr Woolf said he told security guards he would touch them and spread Monkeypox if they came within 1.5m of him.

Sources claim security footage shows him spitting at staff.

Mr Woolf denied this but said he did threaten to spit on the car door handle of a police officer who physically removed him from the hospital and that he was not proud of this.

The Austin Hospital on Studley Road Heidelberg. Picture : Ian Currie

An Austin Health spokeswoman said their advice about transport was incorrect and apologised.

“The patient was incorrectly told we could not arrange non-urgent transport for him to get home,” she said.

“We’re very sorry this patient had a negative experience and will be reaching out to them directly.

“There is a range of supports for patients who cannot get home after a hospital stay.