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CQC Reports / Document

Investigation into Conditions at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center

Date:

March 1987

Category:

Description

The report concludes that the incidents of escapes and LWOCs, complaints about patient care and patient deaths studied collectively suggest "systemic breakdowns in the provision of appropriate care and treatment to patients, in training and supervision of staff, and in management's monitoring and oversight of the facility's performance despite repeated notification of deficiencies."