VSEA Frontline State Hospital Workers Were Correct To Question State’s Decision In 2012 To Build New Hospital With Just 25 Beds
VTDigger Story Confirms That VSEA Frontline State Hospital Workers Were Correct To Question State’s Decision In 2012 To Build New Hospital With Just 25 Beds. Mentally Ill Vermonters In Acute Crisis Now Paying A Price.
Here are some of the warnings that were issued:
Valley News – March 24, 2013
“Dr. Robert Pierattini also describes the difficulty his staff is having handling some of the individuals in acute crisis who are being brought to them for care. He explains that these are not patients that can be treated in ‘outpatient settings based in a community, and he cautions that the number of beds Vermont is planning to build won’t be enough to accommodate the anticipated need.’”
