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Palms West Hospital has a plan to beef up security after a patient brutally attacked a nurse. The hospital in Loxahatchee has added a dedicated workspace for deputies in the ER, ...
Starting Monday, March 10, HCA Florida Palms West Hospital will designate an area in its Emergency Room as a workstation for Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) deputies.
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.
Jason Kimbrell, the CEO of HCA Florida Palms West Hospital, on Tuesday, Feb. 25, called the incident an act of "unprovoked, senseless violence" and said "more must be done" to make healthcare ...
A move that commissioners made July 2, two days before the 'Big Beautiful' bill took effect, will generate nearly $300 million for area hospitals.
Court records show Stephen Scantlebury is accused of brutally beating 67-year-old Leela Lal, a nurse at Palms West Hospital. He appeared in court for a detention hearing Thursday, during which the ...
LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. — Starting April 1, a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputy will be posted at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital full time, according to a statement from spokesman Louis Lochte.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A fundraiser will be held at a local bar in West Palm Beach Thursday night to gather funds for Leelamma Lal, a Palms West Hospital nurse who was violently attacked by a ...
LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. — Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee now has a permanent full-time deputy on duty following a brutal attack on a nurse by a patient in February.
Palm Beach County commissioners approved an idea brought to them by local hospitals that blunts Medicaid cuts in Palm Beach County.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A judge has denied a request for a gag order in the case of a nurse who was attacked at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital in Februrary.
ROYAL PALM BEACH — HCA Florida Palms West Hospital is taking steps to increase security on its Southern Boulevard campus following the Feb. 18 beating of a nurse by a patient that fractured ...