Florida hospital sues patient who is refusing to leave
USA TODAY
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is suing a former patient who has refused to leave a hospital room five months after discharge.
A hospital in Florida is turning to the courts for help removing a former patient, who has refused to leave a hospital room after being formally discharged five months ago, a lawsuit says.
According to a lawsuit filed at the beginning of March, a woman was discharged from Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare on Oct. 6, 2025, but she "continues to occupy (an) inpatient room."
"TMH staff made repeated efforts to assist the defendant in safely completing discharge," the complaint says. "TMH offered assistance, including coordination with family members and offering non-emergency medical transportation to obtain necessary identification."
The hospital is asking the court to order the woman to leave the hospital and authorize the Leon County Sheriff's Office to help in removing her.
It's not clear how unusual a circumstance this is, and how often TMH has to use extreme measures to remove patients; the hospital declined to comment. "TMH is not able to discuss active legal matters, including background details," a spokesperson said.
Trump says the SAVE Act would “guarantee” GOP wins in the midterms. What's in the bill and does it any real chance of passing.
March 15 once again marks the Ides of March, a date linked annually to doom and misfortune due to the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 B.C.E.
A $40 billion plan proposes massive desalination plants to save the Colorado River, but critics call it \
Monica Goods, an 11-year-old girl, was killed after her family's car was rammed while being pursued by the state trooper.
A 5-year-old in Colorado was killed in his home, and authorities suspect his older brother of the crime.
Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, of Dearborn Heights, was identified as the suspect who on March 12 rammed his truck into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield.
Clergy and staff members at the temple had just undergone FBI-led active-shooter training in January, according to the bureau's Detroit field office.
Gerry Goldberg's wife Andie was killed at a the intersection in 2024. He advocated to make it safer, but was killed there in a March 2 crash.
As TSA officers work without pay amid a partial government shutdown, security experts say the threat of terror linked to the Iran war has risen.
The murder of Denise Amber Lee in Florida exposed the vulnerabilities of the 911 system nationwide and led to reform within the industry.
Ayman Ghazali made the purchase at Phantom Fireworks in Michigan in the early afternoon on March 10, a company executive told the Detroit Free Press.
Local prosecutors confirmed to USA TODAY charges were dropped without elaborating on what prompted the change.
A brief clip of a DoorDasher dropping off a food delivery led to over a half a million dollars in donations. See what happened.