ADVERTISEMENTStaff at a Florida nursing home where nine patients fell ill last week and eventually died after its air conditioning was knocked out for days made entries into patients’ medical records that inaccurately portrayed their situation, according to state officials. Rescue crews discovered the facility was extremely hot last week while responding to several calls from staff requesting help for patients in distress. Over 100 patients were then evacuated across the street to Memorial Regional Hospital, a major medical center located just a few hundred feet from the rehab center. Andrew Innerarity/Reuters The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills is located in Hollwood, Florida, roughly 20 miles north of Miami. “No amount of emergency preparedness could have prevented the gross medical and criminal recklessness that occurred at this facility.”Florida nursing home patients had body temperatures over 108 degrees.

Source: Huffington Post September 21, 2017 15:44 UTC