HealthAlliance, parent company put ‘vulnerable patients at risk,’ NY AG probe finds

Mental Health Law Adds to New York Budget Stalemate

The expanded New York law would send people suffering from the chronic condition of mental illness to facilities designed solely to help those experiencing acute episodes.

Hudson Valley hospital network agrees to mental health overhaul following state investigation

WMCHealth also agreed to pay $400,000 in fines.

HealthAlliance, parent company put ‘vulnerable patients at risk,’ NY AG probe finds

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Attorney General Letitia James has settled an investigation that found HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley and its parent company put “vulnerable patients at risk” by discharging them without adequate mental health crisis evaluation years after an in-patient mental health unit was closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the settlement, Westchester Medical Center Health Network — the hospital’s parent company — has agreed to r…

Hospital system put psychiatric patients at risk, attorney general finds

WMCHealth routinely discharged mental health patients without evaluation or stabilization and improperly kept inpatient psychiatric beds closed for years.

Medical Board Bill Up in Assembly Tuesday Would Hide Doctor Drug Abuse Placing Patients At Risk; Harmed Californian Speaks Out

Sacramento, CA – Legislation to be heard in the Assembly Business & Professions Committee tomorrow, April 22nd, would place patients at risk of harm at the hands of doctors abusing drugs or alcohol. AB 408 (Berman) would recreate the Medical Board’s failed diversion program that allowed doctors under investigation by the Board because of substance […] The post Medical Board Bill Up in Assembly Tuesday Would Hide Doctor Drug Abuse Placing Patient…