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Lawsuit: Health center left 98-year-old grandmother in the sun for hours

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A family has filed a lawsuit alleging their 98-year-old grandmother died after a Florida health care facility left her outside in 90-degree heat for more than five hours.

Eva Mae Rhodes had second-degree burns and was unresponsive when paramedics brought her to St. Mary's Hospital in 2017.

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According to the lawsuit, Rhodes died of hyperthermia two weeks later.

Candace McKinley says her grandmother suffered from dementia, couldn't talk and was in a wheelchair.

Lakeside Health Center told The Palm Beach Post they were unaware of the complaint.

The lawsuit says Rhodes was a patient there for three years.

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Information from: The Palm Beach (Fla.) Post, http://www.pbpost.com