Insufficient staffing, indiscriminate hiring practices, training failures, “tolerance of unacceptable behavior” and “not holding their staff members accountable” can imperil patients, the foundation said.
Step one in VA hospitals’ sexual assault protocol involves providing “non-judgmental acknowledgement of incident,” noting important details and contacting VA police or local law enforcement.
Two were at HCA hospitals and one was at a facility operated by nonprofit BayCare Health System.
In one 2020 report involving HCA Florida West Tampa Hospital, the mother of a patient alleged her child had been molested.
He said he has handled eight other cases involving sexual assaults at Florida hospitals over the past five years.
Persons:
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Organizations:
Citrus, HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital, Veterans Affairs, U.S ., HCA Healthcare, U.S . Marine Corps, USA, University of Southern, Citrus Hospital, NBC, West Florida, HCA, Health, HCA Florida West Tampa Hospital, Adult Protective Services, West Tampa Hospital, Plant Hospital, of Health, Department of Health, Coral Hospital, Lee, Cape Coral Hospital, Coral, HCA’s Trident Medical, Trident Medical, NBC News
Locations:
Port Charlotte, Citrus, University of Southern California, Gulf Coast, Florida, West, Fort Myers Florida, West Palm Beach , Florida, Charleston , South Carolina