An Ocala man has filed a lawsuit against a local healthcare and rehabilitation center, alleging that failures in basic wound care and monitoring led to a severe infection that ultimately required an amputation.
William Francis filed the complaint against The Lodge Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, LLC in the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court for Marion County Monday, December 8.
According to the complaint, Francis was admitted to the center, which is located at 635 SE 17th Street in Ocala, with a wound from September 13, 2023, through September 19, 2023…