DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS—
Advocate Health, Inc. dba Good Samaritan Hospital
Hitting, kicking, beating by other person while providing medical or custodial care · Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
Final narrative
A social worker was speaking to a patient. The patient stood up, punched her in the face, pushed her down and against a cart, and then punched her three more times. The social worker sustained a head laceration, an intracranial hemorrhage, and a fractured spine. She was hospitalized.
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