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A large stash of desperately needed medical safety gear was thought to have been stolen from a Brooklyn hospital amid the spiraling coronavirus crisis — but was later discovered on the premises, The Post has learned.

Dr. Laura Forese, executive vice president and COO of the NewYork-Presbyterian network, told staffers during a video briefing on Tuesday about the “theft at Brooklyn Methodist of a significant amount of PPE [personal protective equipment]” a day earlier, according to a source familiar with the matter.

“I’m sure it was no one who is watching this, but whoever that was, shame on you, that was completely a terrible thing to do,” Forese fumed.

“We need every one of those masks for our front-line providers. That was really a terrible thing to do.”

Forese also said “it gives you some sense, though, that there are people out there who are doing inappropriate things.”

“And so now, if you want to know why we are keeping things under lock and key, it’s for reasons like this,” she added.

But on Wednesday, NewYork-Presbyterian told The Post that nothing had actually been stolen.

“After looking into this further, it was determined that this equipment was still on the premises and available for use by our clinical teams,” the hospital said.

Forese’s furious remarks came two days after she told staffers that a NewYork-Presbyterian trustee was organizing a trip to China to try to purchase face masks, as previously revealed by The Post.

Mayor Bill de Blasio has repeatedly warned that city hospitals face a shortage of face masks and other basic supplies.

A majority of City Council members are also calling on City Hall to provide grocery workers, delivery people, pharmacists and others with face masks and other protective gear.