Troubled hospital 'still failing to protect patients'

A health watchdog has highlighted more cases of patients being assaulted by staff at a troubled mental health hospital. The ...
San Francisco Examiner

Patient found dead in SF General Hospital psych ward

Investigators are looking into a patient’s death on Monday at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital’s psychiatric ward after the woman was placed there on an involuntary 72-hour hold, officials ...
KVIA

‘He didn’t deserve this.’ Patient dies after being restrained in psych ward, family speaks out

MILFORD, Michigan (WXYZ) — A local couple says they sent their son to a crisis center for help. But then they say he was transferred to a psychiatric hospital ...
Yahoo

I fell for another patient in my psych ward, but he rejected me. The short relationship taught me about love and connection.

We connected quickly and were honest with each other about why we were there. When he rejected me, I realized I'd just been reaching out for a connection. Romantic comedies are always set in cinematic ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Dementia patients in Virginia often sent to psych wards

Virginia’s 2014 “bed of last resort” law requires state psychiatric hospitals to admit patients in a mental health crisis if private facilities will not take them in. Temporary detention orders, which ...

Staff ‘covered patient’s mouth in restraint’ at hospital being emptied after rape and neglect allegations

STAFF working at a mental health hospital embroiled in an abuse scandal have once again been caught assaulting patients. Two ...