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Correspondent for @KFFHealthNews covering Florida and the South.
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Florida hospitals act fast to discharge gun victims — especially if they’re not insured

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By Daniel Chang Verified, Fred Clasen-Kelly Verified, Olga Pierce Verified
| WCTV-TV (Tallahassee, FL) Verified
Alea Bates wasn’t ready to leave Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare’s main hospital four days after a stranger shot her seven times at close range. Miraculously, hospital records show, none of the bullets damaged her internal organs. But after surgery, Bates said, she couldn’t get out of bed or walk to the bathroom without help. She complained of intense pain radiating down her left leg, weakness in her knee, and a numbing sensation below it, according to hospital records.
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Prácticamente expulsados de hospitales… y llegan con heridas de bala

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By Daniel Chang Verified, Fred Clasen-Kelly Verified, y Olga Pierce
| Impacto Latino Verified
Alea Bates recibió siete disparos a corta distancia mientras repartía comida para Uber Eats en Tallahassee, Florida, en 2019. En ese momento, Bates no tenía seguro médico. Los médicos le dieron el alta hospitalaria luego de cuatro días. (Alicia Devine for KFF Health News) Alea Bates no estaba preparada para irse del hospital principal de Tallahassee Memorial Health Care apenas cuatro días después de que un desconocido le disparara siete veces a quemarropa.
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Florida hospitals act fast to discharge gun victims

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By Daniel Chang Verified, Fred Clasen-Kelly Verified, Olga Pierce
| The Brunswick News Verified
Alea Bates wasn't ready to leave Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare's main hospital four days after a stranger shot her seven times at close range. Miraculously, hospital records show, none of the bullets damaged her internal organs. But after surgery, Bates said, she couldn't get out of bed or walk to the bathroom without help. She complained of intense pain radiating down her left leg, weakness in her knee, and a numbing sensation below it, according to hospital records.
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