Less than two weeks after she was born, two South Florida parents took their baby girl to the hospital with a bruised right ankle, but an X-ray turned up more troubling injuries indicating “severe physical abuse,” according to investigators.

Hialeah police said they are searching for a person of interest in the case of a fatal stabbing that occurred last month.

Leonardo Gil Fraga was killed leaving his shift at Hialeah Hospital on Tuesday night in a crash where the driver left the scene.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating after a 16-year-old boy died Sunday night following a police chase that started in Hollywood and ended in Miami-Dade County.

Five major local hospitals in South Florida are now under new ownership.

HIALEAH, Fla. – After months of tireless leadership, sacrifice, and dedication to saving lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, three healthcare heroes were honored at a surprise ceremony, Thursday, by Hialeah Hospital and the Hialeah Fire Department. Rodriguez Arritola says she still remembers the first day they received COVID-positive patients. Ad“We have an opportunity to recognize three members of our team who exemplify the spirit of all the team,” says Hialeah Hospital CEO. As Hialeah Hospital is part of the Tenet Healthcare System, they were each given the distinction of being honored as a “Tenet Hero.” Of all 110,000 Tenet healthcare employees in the U.S., only 76 people receive this title. Everybody here is a hero.”Furthermore, Rodriguez Arritola received the distinctive honor of being inducted into the Tenet Heroes Hall of Fame.

Published: May 28, 2020, 9:03 amMIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. A man and a pregnant woman drove themselves to a hospital Thursday morning after they were shot, Miami-Dade police Detective Angel Rodriguez confirmed. According to Rodriguez, the shooting occurred between Northwest 95th Street and 119th Street and Northwest 32nd Avenue. Rodriguez said the pair drove themselves to Hialeah Hospital. They were then transferred to Jackson Memorial Hospitals Ryder Trauma Center in stable condition, he said. Watch Local 10 News or refresh this page for updates.

HIALEAH, Fla. Officers arrested a 49-year-old man on Monday accusing him of a sexual battery at Hialeah Hospital. He works there as a patient care technician. Ibel Perez, Alberto E. Vergani-Cortez is facing a charge of sexual Battery by coercion or threat of a patient. Perez also said detectives are still investigating Vergani-Cortez. They are asking anyone with information about the case to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.

MIAMI SPRINGS, Fla. – Dozens of residents of a Miami Springs nursing home were loaded into ambulances Sunday. Eight Fair Havens’ residents have died from COVID-19, according to the department of health. Department of Health statistics show that Fair Havens Center has transferred 32 positive residents; 58 residents who have tested positive remain at the facility and 38 staff members have tested positive for the coronavirus. Lázaro Guas, whose mother was one of the people transferred Sunday, told Local 10 that his mother tested positive for the virus, but she has yet to show any symptoms. "She doesn't have a fever, she doesn't have any symptoms; just that she has tested positive.

Police are investigating after a car behind Hialeah Hospital was apparently shot at while there were people inside. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.

HIALEAH, Fla. - Police in Hialeah are investigating after a shooter appears to have opened fire at a car with several people inside. The car was behind Hialeah Hospital off East 25th Street and East Eighth Avenue. Crime scene technicians could be seen examining a gray car with at least one bullet hole in a passenger-side window. There was blood on the interior door and a bloody shirt on some nearby grass. Police haven't said whether anyone was hurt or where the shooting took place.