The attack came out of nowhere on a routine summer evening shift at Albert Einstein Medical Center.
A patient on the behavioral health floor had gotten into a nursing station, where only medical staff are permitted. As a medical technician tried to coax the woman back to her room, the patient lunged at her — and bit off a chunk of her left ring finger.
The patient spat the finger on the floor, according to complaints filed with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
