MIWatch - Update North Carolina: hospital closes ward following death

August 22, 2008

Update North Carolina: hospital closes ward following death
Full Story | News Archive | Topics: hospitals, scandal

North Carolina officials announced they have closed the adult psychiatric ward and fired 16 people after last week's disclosure that a 50-year old patient, whom the staff ignored for 22 hours, died in April.

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