AMES, Iowa — Officials with the Ames Police Department are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who allegedly assaulted a nurse in the Mary Greeley Medical Center emergency room, Monday night.

Authorities say at around 9:45 p.m., a man entered the hospital and assaulted a nurse at the front counter. He then left, heading southbound from the hospital. Anyone with information is asked to call the Ames Police Department at 515-239-5133.