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Sutherland sentenced to 10 years in prison in Hacienda rape case

A former Arizona nurse on Thursday was sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting an incapacitated woman who eventually gave birth about three years ago at a long-term care facility in Phoenix.
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Former Hacienda Healthcare CEO avoids prison time in fraud case

The former CEO of the Phoenix health care facility where an incapacitated resident was impregnated by a nurse avoided time behind bars in an unrelated fraud case.
2 years ago
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Report finds COVID is Arizona’s No. 1 cause of death during pandemic

A new study found that Arizona was the only state where COVID-19 was the leading cause of death during the pandemic, a public health nonprofit said.
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Arizona reports 2,482 new COVID-19 cases, 9 more deaths Saturday

Arizona health officials on Saturday reported 2,482 new COVID-19 cases and nine additional deaths from the disease.
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Hacienda rape suspect pleads guilty to 2 abuse charges

A former nurse accused of sexually assaulting an incapacitated woman who later gave birth at a Phoenix long-term care facility pleaded guilty to two charges on Thursday.
3 years ago
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Former CEO of Hacienda Healthcare pleads guilty to fraud

The former CEO of a Phoenix health care facility has pleaded guilty to two counts of felony fraud, according to state prosecutors.
3 years ago
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Arizona researchers to study cross-border childhood asthma

Researchers at the University of Arizona will be launching a study of how prone Hispanic children are to asthma in Tucson compared with their peers on the other side of the U.S.-Mexico border in Nogales, Sonora.
3 years ago
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Judge approves $15M settlement against Hacienda Healthcare doctor

A judge has approved a $15 million settlement against a doctor in a lawsuit filed by the parents of an incapacitated woman who was sexually assaulted and later gave birth at a Phoenix long-term care center.
3 years ago
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Judge rejects bid to toss DNA evidence in Hacienda rape case

A former nurse charged with sexually assaulting an incapacitated woman who later gave birth at a Phoenix long-term care facility has lost a bid to throw out DNA evidence that authorities say links him to the crime.
3 years ago
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Hearing set over DNA evidence in Hacienda rape case

A judge has scheduled a May 21 hearing to consider a challenge to the DNA evidence against a nurse charged with sexually assaulting an incapacitated woman who later gave birth at a long-term care facility in Phoenix.
3 years ago
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Phoenix nurse in Hacienda rape case wants DNA evidence tossed out

A nurse charged raping an incapacitated woman who later gave birth at Hacienda HealthCare, a Phoenix long-term care facility, is asking a judge to throw out DNA evidence.
3 years ago
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Former Hacienda executives indicted in fraud scheme, company to pay $11M

Hacienda Healthcare will pay nearly $11 million after a fraud investigation found the facility improperly allocated funds from 2013 to 2018.
4 years ago
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Arizona reports 4,221 new coronavirus cases, 44 more deaths

Arizona reported 4,221 new coronavirus cases on Friday and 44 more deaths, increasing the state's totals to 116,892 cases and 2,082 fatalities.
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Arizona to receive 100 additional ventilators to fight coronavirus

Following a request on Wednesday, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said the state will receive 100 additional ventilators to help the coronavirus outbreak.
4 years ago
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Hacienda HealthCare to keep its state license, Medicaid contract

The Arizona Department of Health Services said Friday it will allow Hacienda HealthCare in Phoenix to keep its license to operate.
4 years ago
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Hacienda patient who had baby after rape sues state of Arizona, doctors

The family of the incapacitated woman who gave birth after being raped at a Phoenix facility is suing the state of Arizona and her former doctors.
4 years ago
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Court sets Phoenix trial date for ex-Hacienda nurse Nathan Sutherland

A trial date has been scheduled early next year for a nurse charged with raping an incapacitated patient who later gave birth at a long-term care center in Phoenix.
5 years ago
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Here’s how things have changed for people with disabilities after Hacienda

An executive order and several laws have put changes in place following the sexual assault of a incapacitated woman at a Phoenix care facility.
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Hacienda HealthCare to shut down Mesa-based children’s hospital

According to a statement from the facility, the Hacienda Children's Hospital in Mesa is expected to shut down due to finances.
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Trial date to be set for ex-Hacienda nurse charged with raping patient

An August hearing has been set for a former nurse charged with raping an incapacitated patient who gave birth at a long-term care center in Phoenix.
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Families of Hacienda patients want embattled facility to remain open

Families of Hacienda HealthCare patients offered support for the embattled facility Monday, asking for it to remain open despite continued problems.
5 years ago
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Feds to end Hacienda HealthCare’s Medicaid participation

Hacienda HealthCare, the Phoenix care facility where an incapacitated woman was sexually assaulted, will have its Medicaid participation terminated next month.
5 years ago
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Maggots found under Hacienda HealthCare patient’s bandage

An investigation by the Arizona Department of Health Services is underway following maggots being found under a Hacienda HealthCare patient's bandage.
5 years ago
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Phoenix police: No evidence that Hacienda victim was pregnant before

Phoenix police said they have not found evidence that the incapacitated woman who gave birth at a long-term care facility may have been pregnant before.
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