7 Hospital Workers on Unpaid Leave After Mental Patient Escapes

7 Hospital Workers on Unpaid Leave After Mental Patient Escapes
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Seven Hawaii State Hospital employees have been placed on leave without pay after a patient escaped from the mental hospital in Kaneohe Sunday, Nov. 12, and flew to California.

The Hawaii State Department of Health, which runs the hospital, announced in a statement on Wednesday that the employees will be relieved of their duties for 30 days pending investigation.