A federal inspection of a Connecticut hospital revealed that a patient with severe physical and mental issues died as the result of being held in physical restraints, as recorded in the patient’s ...
More than 14,300 patient deaths in medical facilities and hospitals across the U.S. involved them being placed in restraint or seclusion, a USA TODAY Network-New York investigation found. The newly ...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A disability rights organization has sued the state’s behavioral health care agency, alleging the department has unlawfully withheld information tied to accusations that ...
After discovering its use of patient restraints failed to fall under best practice guidelines, South Boston, Va.-based Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital redesigned its restraint policy by leveraging a ...
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NHRC probes hospital restraint abuses

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) recommended guidance and supervision to a mental healthcare institution that ...
Video showing face-biting suspect Austin Harrouff battling his restraints while being treated at St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach should be released to the public, a judge in Martin County ...
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 ...