Parkland Psych ER Staff Accused of Violence Were Kept on Duty as Incidents Mounted
The Dallas Morning News—November 21st, 2011
One patient was choked unconscious. Another was punched. A third said she had two teeth knocked out.
All are part of a previously hidden series of violent incidents involving employees of Parkland Memorial Hospital’s psychiatric emergency room, records obtained by The Dallas Morning News show.
Parkland officials have mismanaged care of the mentally ill for years. They hired staff with troubled backgrounds, left them on duty after allegations of abuse and repeatedly neglected to report those allegations to state health authorities, according to records and interviews.
