News

Hospital system put psychiatric patients at risk, attorney general finds
WMCHealth routinely discharged mental health patients without evaluation or stabilization and improperly kept inpatient ...
The Lewiston Tribune2d
A 12-year-old killed herself at a Spokane hospital that recently closed its youth psychiatric unit
A 12-year-old girl died by suicide this month after workers say she was left unsupervised at Providence Sacred Heart Medical ...
Daily Freeman on MSN4d
HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston won’t get all mental health beds back despite settlement
An agreement reached with HealthAlliance Hospital’s parent company and the attorney general does not mean its behavioral ...
Gothamist5d
Hudson Valley hospital network agrees to mental health overhaul following state investigation
HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston reopened 20 of its psychiatric beds in December, after the investigation, and WMCHealth ...
The Inlander4d
A 12-year-old killed herself at a Spokane hospital that recently closed its youth psychiatric unit
In February 2024, hospital executives wrote in a state ... “When Sacred Heart closed its adolescent psychiatric unit just months ago, nurses, physicians, community members, and former patients ...
Dumfries and Galloway mental health service named one of Scotland's top nursing teams
Balcary Ward – the intensive psychiatric care unit at Midpark Hospital - has been shortlisted for the RCN Scotland Nurse of ...
Spike in violence at Butler Hospital caused workers to protest. Here's what they're seeking
A spike in violence at Butler Hospital has triggered a prolonged protest by workers who say the hospital is not doing enough ...
Why the law that forces people to get mental health help didn’t stop the Shapiro arson attack
Questions about Cody Balmer’s mental health and whether involuntary services could have prevented the alleged arson have ...
The Journal News4d
Westchester Medical Center put vulnerable psychiatric patients at risk: NY AG report
A landmark state attorney general legal settlement revealed Westchester Medical Center put vulnerable psychiatric patients at risk, requiring reforms.
New owner of St. Joseph hospital suspends pediatric inpatient care less than two months after buying hospitals
Executives at California-based Prime Healthcare sent a letter to the mayor of Joliet saying the hospital planned to halt pediatric inpatient care and would start transferring pediatric patients.