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Florida Agency Investigates Ibis Healthcare After Patient Death

4/15/2026

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The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) is investigating Ibis Healthcare after a patient died while restrained.
Records show staff used a prone restraint on a patient with schizophrenia who was agitated and held face down for an extended period.
Experts questioned the restraint's justification and the 17-minute CPR delay, and Ibis Healthcare said it is conducting an internal review and that a moratorium on new admissions remains.

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The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) is investigating Ibis Healthcare after a patient died while restrained.
Records show staff used a prone restraint on a patient with schizophrenia who was agitated and held face down for an extended period.
Experts questioned the restraint's justification and the 17-minute CPR delay, and Ibis Healthcare said it is conducting an internal review and that a moratorium on new admissions remains.