State Dept. of Mental Health Announces Plans to Close Taunton State Hospital Jan 24, 2012 03:01PM

Frontline Caregivers Say State's Mental Health System is Already in ShamblesShortage of Beds & Lack of Funding Jeopardizes Patient SafetyProposed Closing Will Be Devastating for the State's Most Vulnerable Residents TAUNTON, Mass., Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH) informed members of the Massachusetts Nurses Association/National Nurses United (MNA/NNU) of their plan to close Taunton State Hospital, one of only six state operated mental health facilities in the state to care for people suffering from acute and chronic mental illness. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20060525/NETH016LOGO) The shocking announcement came at a meeting this morning held with senior DMH staff, and will result in the loss of more than 169 beds to a mental health system in Massachusetts that already is overloaded, and unable to provide appropriate mental health care as it is currently constituted.  "This is a cold hearted and dangerous decision that will have devastating consequences for ...



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