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A Florida physician has been charged with felony possession of fentanyl after allegedly extracting it from a patient’s IV line at HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce, West Palm CW 34 reported ...
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 ...
A 67-year-old Indian-origin nurse, Leela Lal, was severely beaten by a patient at a Florida hospital, leaving her with multiple facial fractures and potentially losing her eyesight. Stephen Eric ...
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 ...