{"id":197761,"date":"2026-03-19T13:25:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T13:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/197761\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T13:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T13:25:09","slug":"tallahassee-memorial-healthcare-sues-patient-refusing-to-leave-for-5-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/197761\/","title":{"rendered":"Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare sues patient refusing to leave for 5 months"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A Florida<\/a> hospital is suing a former patient who it says has refused to leave for five months after being medically cleared and formally discharged.<\/p>\n

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) filed the complaint earlier this month, saying the woman was formally discharged on Oct. 6, 2025, but “continues to occupy” an inpatient room.<\/p>\n

“TMH staff made repeated efforts to assist the defendant in safely completing discharge,” the complaint obtained by the Tallahassee Democrat<\/a> says. “TMH offered assistance, including coordination with family members and offering non-emergency medical transportation to obtain necessary identification.”<\/p>\n

Hospital officials say the prolonged stay is straining limited resources and preventing other patients from receiving care.<\/p>\n

ARIZONA FAMILY SUES HOSPITAL, SAYS STAFF \u2018UBERED\u2019 SICK SON TO SIDEWALK WHERE HE DIED<\/a><\/p>\n

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Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is suing a former patient who it says has refused to leave for five months after being medically cleared and formally discharged. (Google Maps)<\/p>\n

“TMH has limited inpatient beds,” the complaint states. “The defendant\u2019s continued occupancy prevents use of the bed for patients needing acute care.”<\/p>\n

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The hospital claims the former patient’s refusal to leave is impacting its number of beds needed for sick patients. (iStock)<\/p>\n

Despite its efforts, the woman remained in the hospital<\/a> as of March, according to the filing.<\/p>\n

HOSPITAL BROKE THE LAW IN WITHDRAWING PATIENT’S LIFE SUPPORT OVER FAMILY’S OBJECTIONS, COURT RULES<\/a><\/p>\n

TMH is now seeking a court order requiring her to leave and authorizing the Leon County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/a> to assist in removing her if necessary.<\/p>\n

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A general view of Tallahassee Memorial Hospital on April 18, 2025, in Tallahassee, Florida. (Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

A hearing is scheduled<\/a> for March 30.<\/p>\n

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It is unclear how often hospitals resort to legal action to remove patients who refuse to leave after discharge.<\/p>\n

TMH told Fox News Digital in an email requesting comment on the matter that “TMH is not able to discuss active legal matters, including background details.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Florida hospital is suing a former patient who it…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":197762,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[28,91694,232,234,233,628],"class_list":["post-197761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tallahassee","tag-florida","tag-health-care-healthy-living","tag-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee-headlines","tag-tallahassee-news","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197761"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197761\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/197762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}