Monday, July 07, 2008
Study Shows Overcrowding At One Huntington Psychiatric Hospital
A study from the Office of the Ombudsman for Behavior found that a psychiatric hospital in Huntington is overcrowded and understaffed.
It was found that the Mildred Mitchell Bateman Hospital routinely has about 120 patients that is roughly 30 more than the hospital has room for. It was also stated in the report that sometimes they are up to three patients sharing a room, sometimes with no bathroom.
The ombudsman office wants the number of patients reduced to 90 within three months.
The WV Department of Health and Human Resources has twenty days to respond to the report.
It was found that the Mildred Mitchell Bateman Hospital routinely has about 120 patients that is roughly 30 more than the hospital has room for. It was also stated in the report that sometimes they are up to three patients sharing a room, sometimes with no bathroom.
The ombudsman office wants the number of patients reduced to 90 within three months.
The WV Department of Health and Human Resources has twenty days to respond to the report.
# posted by Joe Kinzer @ 1:58 PM 
