patient abuse News

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut judge has approved a $9 million settlement between the state and the brother of a man who was abused numerous times at the state’s maximum-security psychiatric hospital, lawyers in the case announced Thursday. The …

Aides to Gov. Rick Perry say he has ordered a “deep and comprehensive look” at health care facilities owned by a Dallas-area physician whose rural hospitals have violated safety regulations without drawing state scrutiny. The Dallas Morning News reported that …