A 21-year veteran nurse was left in critical condition after a patient placed on an involuntary mental health hold brutally attacked her within inches of her life while inside a Florida hospital.

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 ...

WEST PALM BEACH — The HCA Florida Palms West Hospital patient who beat and possibly blinded a nurse told investigators immediately after the attack he believed someone had killed his family and ...

Leela Lal, an Indian-origin nurse, was beaten almost to death by a psychiatric patient at the Florida hospital where she worked. An Indian-origin nurse was beaten almost to death by a psychiatric ...

Loxahatchee, FL - A nurse at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee sustained critical injuries following an alleged attack by a patient on Tuesday afternoon. According to the Palm Beach ...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (WPBF) – A hospital patient who was charged with attempted murder of a nurse in Florida made his first court appearance this week. Stephen Scantlebury appeared before the ...

The 67-year-old nurse was attacked during her shift at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital and brutally beaten by a patient who has been identified as 33-year-old Stephen Scantlebury. See Also ...

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla. — A Baker Act patient is accused of attacking a nurse at the Cleveland Clinic Indian River Behavioral Health Center in Vero Beach on Monday, according to the Indian ...