Officials say they have been urgently trying to reduce the patient population after the killing of a nurse last year drew new attention to problems at the hospital.
Hawaii State Hospital administrators are preparing for possible litigation after the fatal stabbing of nurse Justin Bautista at a transitional home on the campus. And as our Kristen Consillio reports,
It’s a tragedy that’s reverberated throughout the community: Justin Bautista, a 29-year-old nurse, was stabbed to death last Monday at a transitional group home on the Hawaii State Hospital grounds, leaving behind a fiance and 1-year-old daughter.