▁Re e ves ' ▁at ▁The ▁Hills ▁Private ▁Hospital ▁died ▁of ▁sept ica emia ▁after ▁he ▁refused ▁ant ib iot ics , ▁and ▁that ▁hospital ▁susp ended ▁his ▁privileges ▁as ▁a ▁medical ▁officer ▁there . ▁The ▁Hills ▁Hospital ▁also ▁noted ▁his ▁ag gress ive ▁conduct ▁and ▁observed ▁that ▁similar ▁problems ▁were ▁known ▁from ▁both ▁Horn s by ▁Ku - ring - g ai ▁and ▁Sydney ▁Advent ist ▁Hospital . ▁ ▁By ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁a ▁hospital ▁advis ory ▁committee ▁had ▁made ▁an ▁ad verse ▁finding ▁about ▁Re e ves ▁and ▁a ▁Professional ▁Stand ards ▁Committee ▁handed ▁down ▁a ▁decision ▁in ▁August ▁placing ▁limits ▁on ▁Re e ves ' ▁practice ▁in ▁obst et rics . ▁The ▁hospital ▁susp ended ▁him ▁from ▁the ▁g yna ec ology ▁clin ic ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁after ▁mid w ives ▁refused ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁him ▁and ▁his ▁position ▁was ▁never ▁restored . ▁ ▁Psych iat ric ▁reports ▁d ating ▁from ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁continu ing ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁report ▁that ▁Re e ves ▁has ▁been ▁various ly ▁identified ▁as ▁having ▁n arc iss istic ▁person ality ▁dis order . ▁ ▁Gre ater ▁Southern ▁Area ▁Health ▁Service ▁Despite ▁the ▁restrictions ▁on ▁his ▁practice , ▁Re e ves ▁pract ised ▁obst et rics ▁in ▁Gre ater ▁Southern ▁Area ▁Health ▁Service ▁( G SA HS ) ▁hosp it als ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Coast ▁region ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁from ▁April ▁ 2 0