Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A federal inspection of a Connecticut hospital revealed that a patient with severe physical and mental issues died as the result ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 14,300 patient deaths in medical facilities and hospitals across the U.S. involved them being placed in restraint or ...
"They basically tied me to the rack, and I was a prisoner in my own body. Thinking back on it...it's just crazy, and I can't believe that they did that to me." Craig Fisher Craig Fisher struggled to ...
Los Angeles General Medical Center restrains inpatients in its psychiatric unit at a rate higher than any other hospital in California — and more than 50 times the national average for inpatient ...
Still from surveillance footage of the restraint of Keith Carter, traced over to protect individuals identities. Courtesy of DRDC identities. Courtesy of DRDC Credit: Courtesy Disability Rights DC / ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Care team “huddles” led to a reduction in physical restraint events at a children’s hospital. Restraint events ...
WARM SPRINGS, Mont. — The Montana State Hospital in Warm Springs, the state’s only public adult psychiatric facility, is continuing to see high staff vacancies, budget deficits, and shortfalls in ...
Two Los Angeles County supervisors are calling on health officials to find alternatives to physically restraining patients, voicing concerns after a Times investigation found an L.A. County-run ...
The Allegheny County Jail is the only jail in Pennsylvania in which officers cannot use leg restraints to secure individuals from jail on a visit to the hospital because of a 2022 referendum. Sheriffs ...
Craig Fisher struggled to breathe as COVID-19 weakened his lungs last month, but he refused to seek hospital care despite knowing the decision could cost his life. After being improperly restrained at ...