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Washington DOH investigators find policy failures at Sacred Heart endangered at least 4 suicidal patients
The Washington State Department of Health opened its investigation after a 12-year-old girl committed suicide while under ...
Becker's Hospital Review13d
Patient death spurs probe at Providence hospital
State regulators issued an immediate jeopardy warning to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Wash., in late April, after determining the facility failed to properly screen and supervise ...
Spokane Public Radio25d
WA health agency investigates Spokane hospital after girl’s suicide sparked public outcry
She walked to a hospital parking garage and jumped, dying in the emergency room two hours later ... Lili Navarrete, a Spokane city council member whose district includes Sacred Heart, criticized the ...
Yakima Herald-Republic28d
Failing Sarah: How a 12-year-old girl ended her own life as her family fought for months to save it
The family lived in a Spokane apartment until displaced ... Within minutes, Sarah was taken to Sacred Heart's emergency room just around the corner. Her mother paused every few words as she ...
The Inlander29d
WA health department investigating Spokane hospital after girl’s suicide sparked public outcry
The Washington Department of Health is investigating a 12-year-old’s suicide at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center ... dying in the emergency room two hours later. Health Systems Quality ...
East Idaho News1mon
12-year-old kills herself at hospital that recently closed its youth psychiatric unit
Spokane’s Providence Sacred Heart has not released any information ... her in an ambulance from their home in Cheney to the emergency room at Providence Sacred Heart where Sarah was discharged ...
Spokane Public Radio1mon
A 12-year-old killed herself at a Spokane hospital that recently closed its youth psychiatric unit
Spokane's Providence Sacred Heart has not released any information about Sarah ... Joseph rode with her in an ambulance from their home in Cheney to the emergency room at Providence Sacred Heart where ...
Lewiston Tribune1mon
A 12-year-old killed herself at a Spokane hospital that recently closed its youth psychiatric unit
Spokane’s Providence Sacred Heart has not released any information ... her in an ambulance from their home in Cheney to the emergency room at Providence Sacred Heart where Sarah was discharged ...
thelundreport4mon
Former staff at Spokane youth psychiatric unit blame Providence for closure
Yet as Sacred Heart cuts youth services in Spokane, the Providence system is pouring more ... Kids with acute mental health needs will be stuck in the emergency room while they wait for treatment ...
The Inlander4mon
As youth mental health concerns continue to grow, some question Providence's decision to shutter Sacred Heart's inpatient youth psychiatric unit
Yet as Sacred Heart cuts youth services in Spokane, the Providence system ... Kids with acute mental health needs will be stuck in the emergency room while they wait for treatment somewhere ...
Seattle Times10mon
Spokane inpatient psychiatric center for children will close
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane will close ... Children in psychiatric crisis can still be admitted to the emergency room, Getz said, and the hospital will identify other ...