The man, whose name was not released, needed abdominal surgery for an unknown reason, and arranged to have the procedure done at the hospital where his sweetie was on staff. He convinced the surgeon who performed the operation to place the carefully sterilized engagement ring at the incision site, before covering it in bandages.
When he was wheeled up to his room, the guy made sure to see that his girlfriend was on duty before requesting a change of dressing -- which revealed the bling. The surprised woman went to work and found the ring and burst into tears -- accepting the proposal and slipping the jewel onto her finger ... after washing it thoroughly.