Hacienda HealthCare Investigation

Man who sexually assaulted incapacitated woman at Hacienda Healthcare to serve 10 years in prison

Nathan Sutherland, an ex-nurse accused of sexually assaulting an incapacitated woman at a Hacienda Healthcare facility, will serve a decade behind bars for the incident.

December 2, 2021 5:19pm MST

Ex-Arizona CEO of Hacienda Healthcare gets 3 years probation

William J. Timmons, former CEO of Hacienda HealthCare Inc., will also pay $500,000 to the agency that administers Arizona’s Medicaid program and $274,500 to the attorney general’s anti-racketeering fund.

November 20, 2021 9:26am MST

Officials: Ex-CEO of Hacienda Healthcare pleads guilty in fraud scheme case

Officials with the Arizona Attorney General's Office say the former head of Hacienda Healthcare has pleaded guilty to two fraud-related charges stemming from financial dealings at the company from 2013 to 2018.

June 21, 2021 2:57pm MST

Judge OKs $15M settlement over rape of incapacitated woman at Hacienda Healthcare

The state of Arizona, which contracts with companies like Hacienda to provide services to people with developmental disabilities, settled the case with the family last summer for $7.5 million.

June 15, 2021 1:21pm MST

Man accused in incapacitated woman’s rape at Phoenix facility contests evidence

An attorney for Nathan Sutherland said the evidence should be tossed because Phoenix police officers didn’t get a warrant or have probable cause to take his client’s DNA and instead relied on a court order with a lesser standard of proof to gather the evidence.

February 27, 2021 7:46am MST

Hacienda Healthcare to pay Arizona $11M, former executives indicted

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced on September 2 his office has reached a civil settlement with Hacienda Healthcare and two of its former executives, William Timmons and Joseph O'Malley, who are accused of improperly allocating direct and indirect costs, inflating reported expenses, and engaging in improper billing during 2013-18, which resulted in an overpayment of nearly $11 million from the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System.

September 3, 2020 4:44am MST

Trial delayed for nurse accused of raping incapacitated woman at Hacienda Healthcare

The trial for a former nurse accused of sexually assaulting and impregnating an incapacitated woman at Hacienda Healthcare has been postponed.

February 18, 2020 12:15pm MST

Bill proposes tougher background checks for care employees

The story of an incapacitated woman who was raped and impregnated at Hacienda HealthCare in Phoenix garnered international attention in 2019. Now, Arizona lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are banding together to prevent it from happening again.

February 13, 2020 5:22pm MST

Family of victim in Hacienda HealthCare sexual assault files lawsuit against Hacienda, others

It's been more than a year since an incapacitated woman at Hacienda HealthCare gave birth suddenly, in a case that made national and international headlines.

January 3, 2020 4:14am MST

Arizona Medical Board: Doctor of incapacitated woman who gave birth can practice

A doctor who cared for an incapacitated woman who was sexually assaulted and later gave birth at a Phoenix long-term care facility can resume practicing medicine.

October 7, 2019 4:21pm MST

Trial set for ex-nurse charged with raping Arizona patient

A Feb. 25 trial has been scheduled for a nurse charged with raping and impregnating an incapacitated patient at a long-term care center in Phoenix.

September 26, 2019 5:15am MST

Hacienda HealthCare employee speaks out as its Skilled Nursing Facility is set to close next month

The future of patients, employees, and the healthcare facility itself hang in the balance as Hacienda and state health officials enter into negotiations.

August 9, 2019 5:16pm MST

ADHS: Hacienda's Skilled Nursing Facility to close

New details have emerged about the embattled Hacienda HealthCare facility in South Phoenix.

July 30, 2019 8:43pm MST

Hacienda to close children's hospital in Mesa

Officials with the embattled Hacienda HealthCare say they will close a children's hospital in Mesa.

July 19, 2019 4:16pm MST

Former Hacienda Healthcare nurse charged with raping a patient appears in court

A former nurse charged with raping and impregnating an incapacitated patient at a long-term care center in Phoenix is scheduled Tuesday to appear in court.

July 16, 2019 12:11pm MST

Family of Hacienda patients speak out in support of facility despite its numerous scandals

Hacienda healthcare has been through a lot in recent months, but despite the numerous scandals, People who have loved ones at Hacienda are also fighting back, saying they want their loved ones to stay there. FOX 10's Linda Williams reports.

July 1, 2019 6:14pm MST