Massachusetts nurses and SEIU press for separate hospital units as forensic patients fill state psychiatric beds
The Massachusetts Nurses Association and SEIU 509 argued that forensic patients and other patients are distinct populations that cannot be treated well in the same space. WBUR reported that the crisis was attributed in part to the closure of two state correctional facilities and a national health care worker shortage that limits long-term bed availability.
Testimony also covered moving oversight of Bridgewater State Hospital from the Department of Correction to the Department of Mental Health.
Source: Mass. nurses call for special hospital unit for court-involved psychiatric patients — WBUR, by Deborah Becker
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