Proposals to revamp Georgia’s state run psychiatric hospitals include hiring board certified psychiatrists and a pay hike for workers responsible for most contact with patients. The Atlantic Journal-Constitution reports that they earn less than fast-food workers. As a result of the newspaper's earlier reporting of 136 suspicious deaths since 2002, the US Justice Department is currently investigating the state's seven hospitals.
Proposals to revamp Georgia’s state run psychiatric hospitals include hiring board certified psychiatrists and a pay hike for workers responsible for most contact with patients. The Atlantic Journal-Constitution reports that they earn less than fast-food workers. As a result of the newspaper's earlier reporting of 136 suspicious deaths since 2002, the US Justice Department is currently investigating the state's seven hospitals.
