<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/bondi-shooting" rel="" target="" title="Bondi terror attack"><span>Bondi terror attack</span></a><span> victim has revealed the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/hospitals" rel="" target="" title="hospital"><span>hospital</span></a><span> she was being treated at changed her name during her stay to protect her from </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/media" rel="" target="" title="media"><span>media</span></a><span> intrusion. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Rosalia was struck in the head by shrapnel during the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/bondi" rel="" target="" title="Bondi"><span>Bondi</span></a><span> terror attack and was taken to </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="" title="Liverpool"><span>Liverpool</span></a><span> Hospital for surgery.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She later noticed she was admitted under the pseudonym Karen Jones.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/victoria-bushfires-alert-sign-cut-down/1f797424-ba6c-46aa-9480-04dcbb4c6ed7"><strong><span>Police slam 'reckless' thieves for cutting down fire danger warning sign</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She said the hospital claimed it was for her own safety and to prevent media attention.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The people (came) and they said that they have to change my name," Rosalia told </span><em><span>Today</span></em><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They cut my band, and they put me as just Karen Jones without any </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/religion" rel="" target="" title="religion"><span>religion</span></a></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-victim-has-named-changed-while-in-hospital/3cfa267d-8d4e-4829-b4af-2971e3af5eb1" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I (felt) terrible. It's like I've been ripped of my identity.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We lived in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national" rel="" target="" title="Australia"><span>Australia</span></a><span> for 48 years. We came from (a) communist country to have a better life for ourselves and for our daughter.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We fell in love with Australia."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/extreme-weather-live-updates-heatwave-fires-heavy-rain-cyclone-warnings/83b0dcd3-39df-4a51-a3ca-db54ef910df3"><strong><span>'Leave immediately': Fires threatening lives in Victoria</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Rosalia said that she has not felt safe in the country for the past two years.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Our government never, ever listened to us," she said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/nsw-bonnet-up-scam-police-men-charged/8b4beeb0-1844-4426-b07e-ade43777c67d"><strong><span>Two charged, two more wanted after 'bonnet up' scam targeting elderly women</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She said she is on medication and is getting help from her community as she continues to grieve for the innocent lives lost in the terror attack.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>South Western Sydney Local Health District said it sometimes used aliases to protect patient privacy.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"South Western Sydney Local Health District is committed to ensuring patient privacy is protected at all times and takes all necessary steps to ensure it is maintained," a spokesperson said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"All staff in public hospitals are bound by privacy legislation to safeguard patient confidentiality. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This may include the use of aliases or disguised identity.</span><strong><span>"</span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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