Four people have been fired after an elderly man died in West Virginia earlier this year after he was left in a scalding whirlpool.
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Four people have been fired from a state-run long-term care facility in West Virginia after an elderly man died in January when he was left in a scalding whirlpool. Disability Rights of West Virginia, which investigated the incident, said the water was about 134 degrees Fahrenheit when the victim entered the whirlpool, where he remained for at least 47 minutes, according to "Upon learning that a resident was injured, I launched an investigation and uncovered evidence reminiscent of a gory Stephen King novel," Mike Folio, legal director for DRWV, said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE.
Meanwhile, DHF Cabinet Secretary Michael J. Caruso has said “the safety of patients” at these hospitals “is of the utmost importance,” adding that the agency takes these kinds of incidents “very seriously.”
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