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Florida Hospital Sues to Evict a Patient Who Won't Leave Room 5 Months After Discharge
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare seeks a court injunction to remove a discharged patient who occupied a hospital bed for over five months, straining resources needed for acute care.
- Earlier this month, Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare sued seeking a court injunction and sheriff assistance after the woman in Room 373 refused to vacate since last October, the lawsuit says.
- On Oct. 6 clinicians at Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare issued a formal discharge after determining she no longer needed acute-care services, the federal operations manual says.
- Hospital staff say the continued occupancy prevents use of the bed for acute care and diverted resources, while staff repeatedly tried to coordinate the patient's departure, offering transportation despite disconnected phone numbers listed for the patient.
- An online court hearing is scheduled for the end of the month, and Macy Layton, hospital spokeswoman, said Wednesday the hospital couldn't discuss active legal matters.
- Federal rules under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act require hospitals that receive Medicare funds to stabilize emergency patients, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services can investigate violations.
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Florida hospital seeks legal help to remove woman who refuses to leave for five months · American Wire News
A Florida hospital has a squatter problem and is seeking legal help from its local sheriff’s office. Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (TMH) discharged a patient on October 6, 2025, but she has refused to leave the room. Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare earlier this month sued the patient, saying she has refused to depart her hospital room since being discharged last October. https://t.co/8G3jLUN2MN pic.twitter.com/bfN9Gms6mG — WFLA NEWS (@WFLA) M…
A patient simply does not want to leave – now the hospital is moving to court. The woman has been living in the hospital since October.
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He still remains in the hospital room, and the facility warns of a lack of capacity for other patients.
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