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Hospital system put psychiatric patients at risk, attorney general finds
WMCHealth routinely discharged mental health patients without evaluation or stabilization and improperly kept inpatient ...
More psych hospital beds are needed for kids, but neighbors say not here
In January, a teenager in suburban St. Louis informed his high school counselor that a classmate said he planned to kill ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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WMCHealth to reform approach to psychiatric patients following settlement with state
The state has reached a settlement with Westchester Medical Center over the hospital system’s failure to follow discharge ...
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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.