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Bayonne Medical Center ER Nurse Assaulted By 'Violent' Jersey City Patient, Police Say

A 27-year-old Jersey City was arrested for assault a nurse at Bayonne Medical Center's emergency room Saturday evening, authorities said.

Bayonne Medical Center

Bayonne Medical Center

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Amanda Rivers had come to the hospital for treatment when she became angered and violent, pushing the 34-year-old nurse around 11:50 p.m., Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said.

The nurse hit her head on a wall as a result, Amato said.

Rivers was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, police said.

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