‘Coolest Thing’ Contest Is Down To The Final Five
After more than 3,200 votes cast, the “Coolest Thing Made In WV” competition is down to five finalists.
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Watchdog Agency Announces Plan To Sue State Secretary Of Health Facilities
The agency federally mandated to protect and advocate for those with disabilities in West Virginia has announced plans to take the Secretary of the Department of Health Facilities to court.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAttorneys Representing Sharpe Hospital Patient Request Default Judgment
A man being held at Sharpe Hospital asked the court to issue a default judgment against the Department of Human Services Secretary, Cynthia Persily.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFormer Contract Nurse At Sharpe Hospital Arrested For Murder
Tamra Jo Garvin was arrested on Nov. 7 and her “assignment at Sharpe Hospital was terminated, effective Nov. 8th,” according to a statement from the Department of Health and Human Resources' (DHHR) Interim Cabinet Secretary, Sherri Young.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDHHR Staff Estimate State Is Spending Millions On Committing ‘Forensic Patients’
State staffers and advocates for people with disabilities say the state likely is spending “millions of dollars” on involuntarily committing people to…
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Advocates: People Held At West Virginia Mental Hospitals Unnecessarily
Disability rights advocates say state-owned psychiatric hospitals in West Virginia are confining forensic patients for years after they are well. Forensic…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMedicare Stops Payments at Psychiatric Hospital
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says Medicare has halted payments to a West Virginia psychiatric hospital because it is not in compliance…
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