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12th death linked to Hollywood nursing home tragedy after Irma knocked out AC
Source: Sun Sentinel
12th death linked to Hollywood nursing home tragedy after Irma knocked out AC
By Erika Pesantes and Linda Trischitta
Sun Sentinel
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017, 12:05 PM
A 12th patient of the sweltering Hollywood nursing home died Thursday night, making her the youngest among the dead, according to the Broward Medical Examiner.
Dolores Biamonte, 57, was the latest to succumb to the stifling heat in the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills. The facility was without air conditioning for three days after Hurricane Irma swept through the state.
Biamonte had the same symptoms as the other patients who were brought to Memorial Regional Hospital and died, so she is being included in the total deaths linked to the air conditioner failure, the Medical Examiner’s Office said. An autopsy will be performed today.
Roberta Biamonte, the niece of the latest victim, said she spent some final moments late Thursday with her aunt, who was in hospice care after the nursing home evacuation. She said her goodbyes and left by about 9 p.m. It appears she passed away after that.
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By Erika Pesantes and Linda Trischitta
Sun Sentinel
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017, 12:05 PM
A 12th patient of the sweltering Hollywood nursing home died Thursday night, making her the youngest among the dead, according to the Broward Medical Examiner.
Dolores Biamonte, 57, was the latest to succumb to the stifling heat in the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills. The facility was without air conditioning for three days after Hurricane Irma swept through the state.
Biamonte had the same symptoms as the other patients who were brought to Memorial Regional Hospital and died, so she is being included in the total deaths linked to the air conditioner failure, the Medical Examiner’s Office said. An autopsy will be performed today.
Roberta Biamonte, the niece of the latest victim, said she spent some final moments late Thursday with her aunt, who was in hospice care after the nursing home evacuation. She said her goodbyes and left by about 9 p.m. It appears she passed away after that.
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Read more: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/hollywood-nursing-home-hurricane-deaths/fl-reg-12-nursing-home-death-20170929-story.html
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