A New Jersey surgeon who allegedly celebrated the homicide of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at work has resigned, Englewood Well being hospital mentioned on Monday. The nurse who reported the incident had been suspended however has now been reinstated.Dr Matthew Jung resigned following Wednesday’s incident, which reportedly occurred shortly after information of Kirk’s assassination. A hospital consultant confirmed, “We have now accepted the doctor’s resignation.”Jung allegedly cheered Kirk’s dying on the nurses’ station and defended his feedback when nurse Lexi Kuenzle questioned how a medical skilled tasked with saving lives may have fun somebody’s dying, as reported by The New York Submit. Kuenzle later posted concerning the incident on social media and was briefly suspended. Englewood Well being confirmed she has now been reinstated and can proceed to work her scheduled shifts. “The nurse was by no means fired, by no means advised she can be fired, and won’t lose any pay as a part of our assessment of this matter,” the hospital consultant mentioned. “Englewood Well being is dedicated to offering a protected and respectful atmosphere for all.”Kuenzle has filed a lawsuit in Bergen County Superior Court docket towards the hospital, Dr Jung and others, claiming her suspension was unjust. In keeping with courtroom paperwork, she was standing close to Dr Jung when information of Kirk’s capturing broke.After reporting the incident to administration, Kuenzle returned to work the following day to be taught she had been suspended. Her lawsuit alleges {that a} union consultant even suggested her to start out in search of a job.Kuenzle mentioned that Dr Jung’s alleged remarks had been “mind-blowing” and left her “so offended and upset.”Her lawsuit said, “[Kuenzle] had the audacity to query how Dr Jung can adjust to the Hippocratic Oath’s and the American Medical Affiliation’s Code of Medical Ethics whereas celebrating the homicide of a non-violent Christian speaker who was on a university campus.”
