February 13, 2020
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Hacienda HealthCare patient rape case prompts federal legislation
The rape of a patient at Hacienda HealthCare in Phoenix was the catalyst for a proposed federal law that is set to be introduced Thursday in Congress.
The bill aims to improve transparency by giving the public easily accessible information about quality problems and substantiated complaints at facilities such as Hacienda.
The bill will be introduced in the Democrat-controlled House by Rep. Ruben Gallego, an Arizona Democrat whose 7th Congressional District includes the 60-bed intermediate-care facility on East South Mountain Avenue in Phoenix where the patient was raped and on Dec. 29, 2018, gave birth to a boy.
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Stephanie Innes, The Republic