DSHS initially said Conley wasnt removed from directly caring for patients until May 16, and that a supervisor was suspended for that. But later Friday DSHS spokeswoman Kathy Spears clarified that he was removed from direct patient care May 9.
Date: Dec 02, 2016
Category: Health
Source: Google
Psychiatric hospital worker charged with molesting patients
Conley was placed on an alternate assignment on May 16 and then moved to a home assignment on May 23, said Kathy Spears, spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Social Services. He resigned on July 14, she said.
Date: Dec 02, 2016
Category: Health
Source: Google
Psychiatric hospital Western State no longer part of national accreditation program
Hospital employees were informed through leadership, but admittedly we could have done a much better job announcing the decision, said DSHS spokeswoman Kathy Spears. There were many discussions surrounding the decision, but that information didnt get spread far and wide.
Date: Aug 29, 2016
Category: Health
Source: Google
Escapee from mental hospital makes first court appearance
ervices initially reported that Garver and fellow patient Mark Alexander Adams escaped through a key-locked window. There were no indications that the locks were defective, and officials suspected that the patients tampered with the bolts over several months, said Kathy Spears, an agency spokeswoman.
Date: Apr 11, 2016
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
New scrutiny of psychiatric hospital with history of attacks
He was in a locked area with locked windows and hourly checks, said Kathy Spears, a spokeswoman for the Department of Social and Health Services, which oversees the states mental health care.
Date: Apr 08, 2016
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
1 Western State Hospital escapee arrested, but the 'scary' one remains on the loose
The window Garver and Adams escaped from is 6 feet tall and 2 1/2 feet wide, and theres a 10- to 12-foot drop to the ground, said Kathy Spears, spokeswoman for the state Department of Social and Health Services, which runs Western State.
Date: Apr 07, 2016
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Dozens of foster parents to forgo licenses over forced flu shots
The vast majority of foster parents likely will abide by the rule, said Kathy Spears, another DSHS spokeswoman. We havent heard of people lining up on our doorsteps ready to relinquish their foster parent licenses because of the immunization protocol, Spears said in an email.