LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. (CBS12) — It's been just over a month since a nurse was attacked by a patient February 18 at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee.

LeeLamma Lal, 67, is a nurse who has served at HCA Palms West Hospital for over 21 years before being attacked on Feb. 18, 2025 by a mental-health patient.

LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. (CBS12) — The results of an inspection into the safety regulations in place at Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee have been released. This comes weeks after a nurse was ...

LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. — HCA Florida Palms West Hospital is increasing its security measures after a violent assault on a nurse by a patient in late February. The hospital has introduced a dedicated ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — WPTV is tracking new developments as a nurse recovers from a brutal attack, allegedly carried out by one of her patients at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital.

ROYAL PALM BEACH — The CEO of HCA Florida Palms West Hospital on Tuesday, Feb. 25, called the Feb. 18 attack on a nurse an act of "unprovoked, senseless violence" and said "more must be done" to ...

Leela Lal worked as a nurse for 21 years at HCA Palms West Hospital. Last Tuesday, she was beaten nearly to death by 33-year-old Stephen Scantlebury in a third-floor room. “Somebody attacked a ...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — The recent attack of a nurse at Palms West Hospital has brought the topic of hospital security to the forefront. Former Boca Raton police Chief Andrew Scott, and now ...

The daughter and son of Leelamma Lal, the HCA Florida Palms West nurse brutally attacked by a patient while on the job, are sharing their mother's story with WPTV.

LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. — A Palms West Hospital Nurse remains in critical condition after she was brutally attacked by a patient last week. The victim, 67-year-old Leelamma Lal, was caring for 33-year ...