Hospital staff failed to investigate when assaults in the psychiatric units increased from six in 2009 to 12 in 2010. A schizophrenic patient on an involuntary psychiatric hold escaped from the facility, state records show. A licensed psychiatric technician caring for a patient with a psychiatric illness told her he would harm her, according to state records. The hospital's psychiatric ward was temporarily shut down when inspectors found it was not safe enough for suicidal patients, according to news reports. The facilities listed include all of California's psychiatric hospitals, general acute care hospitals with psychiatric wards and psychiatric health facilities.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 01, 2019 13:03 UTC