How did Palms West nurse attack suspect end up at hospital that doesn't accept Baker Act patients?
WPTV asked Palms West for a copy of its policies on handling Baker Act patients, after a patient is alleged to have attacked a nurse.
‘Very tragic situation’: Lawyers want answers after hospital nurse brutally beaten by patient
A hospital patient who was charged with attempted murder of a nurse in Florida made his first court appearance this week.
Palms West beating: Judge denies bail, house arrest for patient arrested in attack on nurse
Leelamma Lal, a 67-year-old nurse at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital, may lose her eyesight as a result of the beating she sustained on Feb. 18.
911 calls released after nurse attacked by patient at Palm Beach hospital
Calls made to police captured frantic pleas for help after a nurse was brutally beaten by a patient at a hospital in Palm Beach County last week. Stephen Scantlebury, 33, was charged with attempted second-degree murder and received a hate crime enhancement.
Her name is Leelamma Lal: Attorneys identify Palms West nurse beaten by patient last week
LeeLamma Lal, 67, is a nurse who has served at Palms West Hospital for over 21 years. Her family has hired a law firm to consider legal action.
'This is unimaginable': Palms West nurse's children react to mother's beating by patient
The children of Leelama Lal, 67, of Royal Palm Beach faulted the lack of security they say led to the beating and may leave their mother blind.
Man accused of beating nurse at Palms West Hospital appears in court
Stephen Scantlebury faces charges of attempted second-degree murder for attacking a nurse at Palms West Hospital.
Palms West CEO decries 'unprovoked, senseless violence' in patient's beating of nurse
"unprovoked, senseless violence" and said "more must be done" to make healthcare workplaces safer. "No healthcare worker should ever have to experience such violence," Jason Kimbrell said in an email to the Palms West staff in his first public comments on the incident that broke "essentially every bone" in Leelamma Lal's face and may cost the 21-year Palms West employee her eyesight.
Hospital CEO defends procedures amid calls for worker safety after violent attack on nurse
The man accused of violently attacking a nurse made his first court appearance on Tuesday while the CEO of the hospital released a letter to his employees.
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Nurse attack suspect Stephen Scantlebury appears in court, held without bond
The man accused of brutally attacking a nurse last week at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital was in court Tuesday for the first ...
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Law firm for Palms West patient who savagely beat nurse says public heard one side of story
The statement, issued by the Rossen Law Firm, called Stephen Scantlebury "a ... According to the police report, the nurse was taking care of Scantlebury in his room on the third floor when he ...
Healthcare workers rally for protections following attack on nurse
Health professionals gathered Sunday afternoon near the scene of the crime at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital in support of ...
Nurse attack suspect Stephen Scantlebury held without bond
The man accused of brutally attacking a nurse last week at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital was in court Tuesday for the first ...
A Patient Allegedly Broke Nearly Every Bone In A Nurse's Face. Cops Say It Could Be A Hate Crime.
"Where was security in all of this?" asked the daughter of the nurse, who survived the attack but may lose the use of both ...