The Governor whom President Trump praised as a 2018 senatorial candidate didn’t answer the special cell phone number he gave to healthcare officials to use if they had any problems. The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills in Hollywood nursing home called Florida Governor Rick Scott’s cell three times asking for help 36 hours before the first tragic death.
Investigative reporter CBS4 News in Miami Jim DeFede reported:
Nursing home called a special cell phone number @FLGovScott gave out to healthcare execs that they should call with any problems @CBSMiami
— Jim DeFede (@DeFede) September 15, 2017
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1/2 BREAKING: @CBSMiami has learned that in the 36 hours before the first death at the Hollywood nursing home @FLGovScott was called…
— Jim DeFede (@DeFede) September 15, 2017
2/2 …three times by nursing home officials saying they needed "immediate assistance."
— Jim DeFede (@DeFede) September 15, 2017
“I am going to work to aggressively demand answers on how this tragic event took place,” Governor Rick Scott said in a statement. “This situation is unfathomable. Every facility that is charged with caring for patients must take every action and precaution to keep their patients safe.”
Statement from @FLGovScott on @CBSMiami story that Hollywood nursing home called his cell three times asking for help pic.twitter.com/7YD6vLGVgo
— Jim DeFede (@DeFede) September 15, 2017
Previous statement was from state DOH. Here is @FLGovScott on @CBSMiami story about calls to him from nursing home pic.twitter.com/42cQujWECD
— Jim DeFede (@DeFede) September 15, 2017
Police opened a criminal investigation at the nursing home in Broward County, Florida after three elderly residents were found dead at the facility and three later died at a nearby hospital, officials told Reuters.
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