One person faces assault charges following an incident at Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay on Friday.
City of Kawartha Lakes Police were called to the hospital to investigate a reported assault in which a patient allegedly spat on two nurses in the emergency department.
The patient was arrested and charged with two counts of assault, police said.
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The individual was released and is scheduled to appear in court in Lindsay at a later date.
Police say the name of the accused is not being released at this time.