Patients were put at catastrophic risk after gas mains at a Sydney public hospital were targeted, and a private hospital also vandalised, in alleged acts of sabotage leading to the arrest of a woman on Tuesday.

A 42-year-old woman allegedly cut both water and gas mains and activated fire hoses at Kareena Private Hospital, Caringbah, in south-east Sydney about 12.20am on Tuesday, NSW Police said.

Just over an hour later, the woman allegedly scaled a wall to access a restricted area at Sutherland Hospital and switched off the hospital’s gas main, Health Minister Ryan Park said.

“This is highly dangerous and could have been catastrophic,” Park said.

“The cause of the loss of gases is alleged to be deliberate sabotage,” he said. “You have people on medical gases who are receiving treatment

See Full Page