Florida nurse attacked: Family wants to see change in wake of brutal beating by Baker Act patient
A Florida nurse who had essentially every bone in her face broken by a Baker Act patient who attacked her has a long road to recovery as her family demands change.
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.
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.
'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.
'I was furious': Family outraged after nurse beaten at Palms West, 911 call raises questions
The family of a Palm Beach County nurse brutally attacked by a psychiatric patient at Palms West Hospital is demanding answers. 911 recordings, exclusively obtained by WPBF 25 News, reveal a questionable response from hospital leadership.
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.
Woman 'Spent Her Entire Life' Wanting To Be A Nurse, Daughter Said. Then She Was Attacked On The Job.
"She loved being a nurse, loved caring for patients, and the fact that this would happen to her where she should be safe was ...
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 ...
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'ANGRY': Daughter, son of attacked HCA Florida Palms West Hospital nurse speak out, hire attorney
The daughter and son of Leelamma Lal, the HCA Florida Palms West nurse brutally attacked by a patient while on the job, are ...
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Coastal Karma Brewing planning fundraiser for HCA Florida Palms West nurse
Phelps, who is also a co-owner of Coastal Karma Brewing in Lake Park, knew she had to do something to help. On March 29, ...
Palm West patient showed no problems until two days before attack on nurse, witnesses say
Stephen Scantlebury will remain at the Palm Beach County Jail prior to his attempted murder trial for the beating of Leelamma ...
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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 ...
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Nurse advocates push for harsher penalties for assaulting health care workers
Health care workers are looking to lawmakers to get stronger safety measures on the books, and harsher penalties for assault.