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Chronicle Investigation Tracks Abuses, Understaffing at CA For-Profit Psychiatric Hospitals

2025/3/13
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Alexandra Del Cima
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Cynthia Dizikes
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Joaquin Palomino
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Mina Kim
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Mina Kim: 加州越来越依赖营利性精神病院来照顾严重精神健康危机患者，但这些医院存在人员不足的问题，导致患者受到不稳定的护理、暴力和致命疏忽。 Cynthia Dizikes: 营利性精神病院通过削减员工来增加利润，导致患者受到伤害。随着州政府扩大行为健康系统，这一问题将更加严重。 Joaquin Palomino: 过去六年中，加州公共卫生部门在营利性精神病院发现了数百起严重的安全漏洞，包括身体和性虐待、不当约束和与护理不足相关的死亡。

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The San Francisco Chronicle investigation reveals systemic issues in for-profit psychiatric hospitals in California, highlighting abuse, neglect, and understaffing as key problems. The investigation uncovers a stark contrast in incident rates compared to non-profit and state-run facilities.
  • For-profit psychiatric hospitals are linked to higher rates of abuse and neglect compared to non-profit and state-run facilities.
  • The investigation covers a six-year period and finds significant safety violations in for-profit psychiatric hospitals.
  • State reliance on these facilities is increasing, despite the concerning findings.

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California is increasingly relying on for-profit psychiatric hospitals to care for the tens of thousands of people experiencing serious mental health crises every year. But a new San Francisco Chronicle investigation finds that the companies that own these hospitals have “capitalized on lax state regulations to strip their workforces bare, generating massive earnings for investors and owners while exposing patients to erratic care, violence and deadly neglect.” We’ll learn more from the reporters behind the investigative series “Failed to Death.”

Guests:

**Joaquin Palomino, **investigative reporter, San Francisco Chronicle

**Cynthia Dizikes, **investigative reporter, San Francisco Chronicle

**Alexandra Del Cima, **mental health technician from 2017 to 2019, Heritage Oaks Hospital