OSAWATOMIE, Kan. (AP) - Kansas hopes to bring one of its mental hospitals back in line with federal standards by July so the state doesn't keep losing up to $1 million a month in federal funds.
But legislators in both parties worry that the short-term focus on meeting federal standards means the state isn't dealing enough with the question of whether it has enough hospital beds for the mentally ill.
The federal government decertified Osawatomie State Hospital in December. It cited a "systemic failure" to protect suicidal patients, adequately supervise care and perform required safety checks at the hospital about 45 miles ...
OSAWATOMIE, Kan. (AP) - Kansas hopes to bring one of its mental hospitals back in line with federal standards by July so the state doesn't keep losing up to $1 million a month in federal funds.
But legislators in both parties worry that the short-term focus on meeting federal standards means the state isn't dealing enough with the question of whether it has enough hospital beds for the mentally ill.
The federal government decertified Osawatomie State Hospital in December. It cited a "systemic failure" to protect suicidal patients, adequately supervise care and perform required safety checks at the hospital about 45 miles ...