Utah State Hospital cuts forensic wait to 60 days, meeting first settlement target
A 22-bed restoration unit opened at the Salt Lake County Jail in October 2017, alongside the hospital's 100 beds, and it had treated 25 patients by the time of the story, nine of whom were restored. The Legislature also granted $2.7 million for 24 more beds.
The hospital superintendent credited asking for new court dates as soon as a patient is restored and moving civil commitment cases quickly to free forensic beds. The next required target was a two-week wait within a year.
Source: 'It's a whole different world': Utah State Hospital reduces patient wait times to 60 days — Deseret News, by McKenzie Romero
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