http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/537_patients_die_in_state_care Comments for "537 patients die in state care" en http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/537_patients_die_in_state_care <!-- Begin check for Blog Icon --> <img src="/sites/projects.newsobserver.com/files/morningroundup_100.jpg" class="blog-icon" /> <!-- End check for Blog Icon --> <!-- Begin check for Teaser Toggle --> <div class="field-item"><p>Since 2000, 537 patients have died in the state&#39;s 14 mental institutions.</p><p>A News &amp; Observer investigation shows that 82 of them died under circumstances that raise questions: homicides, suicides, accidents, inadequate treatment or mistakes.</p><p>Family members of the deceased have a legal right to receive complete information about how their loves ones died, but they are often not told the full details.</p><p>One patient died after being beaten by another patient. Another suffocated while being held down by staff. Two depressed patients were left unsupervised and hanged themselves. Several died from improperly maintained feeding tubes and catheters.</p><p>The deaths have occurred since reforms that reduced staffing at state hospitals. (<a href="http://www.newsobserver.com/2771/story/976809.html">N&amp;O</a>) </p></div> <div class="node-blog-teaser-footer"> <div class="node-blog-teaser-comments"><a href="http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/537_patients_die_in_state_care#comment"><img src="http://www.newsobserver.com/images/front_new/icon_discussion.gif" width="11" height="7" border="0" /> Comments (0)</a> <!-- If permissions, display edit link at end of teaser --> <!-- End edit link code --> </div> </div> <!-- End check for Teaser Toggle --> <!-- BEGIN AUDIO ATTACHMENT CODE --> http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/537_patients_die_in_state_care#comment mental health Under the Dome Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:12:52 -0500 ryanteaguebeckwith 5274 at http://projects.newsobserver.com