The family of Kenneth Hass filed a civil lawsuit against the state of Oregon through the Oregon Health Authority, Oregon State Hospital and several hospital staff members, alleging negligence, physical and mental abuse, constitutional violations and wrongful death after Mr.…
Patient Safety
Capitol Park Mental Health Hospital, a for-profit standalone psychiatric hospital in St. Paul, Minn., is facing reports of chronic understaffing and safety lapses less than a year after opening, The Minnesota Star Tribune reported June 30. The 144-bed psychiatric hospital,…
Michigan’s four state psychiatric hospitals reduced patient injuries by 58% since the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services implemented the Dynamic Appraisal of Situational Aggression in March 2024. DASA is a daily risk assessment tool that measures the likelihood…