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DHHS wants to move Dorothea Dix patients
Patients at the Raleigh mental health facility were to move to a new state facility last October but a judge issued a temporary restraining order.
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Plan will keep Dorothea Dix open three more years
The state facility in Raleigh formerly known as Dorothea Dix Hospital will continue to provide limited care for the mentally ill for three years.
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Patient's suicide try could cost mental hospital U.S. money
Federal inspectors investigating a suicide attempt by a patient at Central Regional Hospital have again placed the state's newest mental health facility in jeopardy of losing federal funding.
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Federal inspector probing suicide attempt at mental hospital
Patient concerns at two campuses of the state's newest mental health hospital in Butner have federal inspectors back investigating.
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Advocates concerned for N.C.'s youngest mental patients
Patient advocates are expressing concerns about mold, mildew, asbestos and a prison-like setting at the state’s old John Umstead Hospital in Butner, where children and adolescents are treated.
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Central Regional worker accused of assaulting young patient
The Butner Public Safety Department issued warrants for Hilbert Reddick on charges of assault of a child under 12 and assault on a handicapped person.
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Federal surveyors clear Central Regional Hospital
Surveyors on behalf of the agency that oversees Medicare and Medicaid programs will suggest that Central Regional Hospital keep its certification to participate in federal insurance programs.
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Central Regional in 'immediate jeopardy' of losing federal funds
The state psychiatric hospital got word from federal officials Friday that it could lose Medicaid and Medicare funding by Feb. 20.
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Central Regional, again, in jeopardy of losing federal funding
Meanwhile, three new complaints of patient abuse have surfaced at the state psychiatric hospital, Department of Health and Human Services said Friday.
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Central Regional faces new troubles
The state psychiatric hospital does not comply with federal policy designed to prevent unintentional patient falls, officials said Friday.
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Inspectors back at Central Regional Hospital
Central Regional Hospital was in immediate jeopardy of losing federal reimbursements for Medicare and Medicaid.
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Hennike ready to lead Central Regional
Retired DHHS officials Mike Hennike took over as director of the troubled $130 million facility in Butner.
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Ex-DHHS official to lead Central Regional
Mike Hennike, former chief of State Operated Services, has served as associate director of Central Regional for the past six months, following the resignation of hospital director Dr. Patsy Christian.
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Inspectors clear Central Regional Hospital for federal money
The state mental hospital still has to correct several deficiencies that don't affect its ability to receive federal funding, the state Department of Health and Human Services said Friday.
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Inspectors recommend Central Regional keep federal funding
The action, which comes after an on-site review last week, is not final, and payments for Medicare and Medicaid services could still be withheld, the hospital's interim director says.
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Federal team evaluating Central Regional
The state's new psychiatric hospital could lose its ability to bill the federal government for treating patients on Medicare and Medicaid.
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Central Regional another signal of troubled system
The state's new psychiatric hospital in Butner is in immediate jeopardy of losing its certification to bill the federal government for Medicare and Medicaid services.
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Central Regional may lose federal billing privilege this month
The state's new psychiatric hospital in Butner is in immediate jeopardy of losing its certification to bill the federal government for Medicare and Medicaid services.
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Workers speak out about patient abuse claims
Poor training, understaffing and confusing work policies were to blame for an incident in which a patient was improperly restrained at Central Regional Hospital, several workers on paid leave say.
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DHHS to update lawmakers on state mental hospitals
Department officials say the problems they are experiencing are systemic and that they are working hard to fix them.
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DHHS cited for Central Regional Hospital merger delays
The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has cited Central Regional Hospital in Butner for failing to integrate the operations of Dorothea Dix Hospital in Raleigh with the new facility.
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State agrees to postpone Dix move
In a statement, the Department of Health and Human Services said it has agreed with a disability rights advocacy group to postpone a hearing scheduled for Oct. 6.
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Central Regional in jeopardy of losing federal certification
The issue has to do with how the state psychiatric hospital was getting reimbursed for treating patients under the federal insurance plans.
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Dorothea Dix move delayed for fifth time
A Superior Court judge granted a temporary restraining order Thursday that will keep 170 patients from moving to the state's new psychiatric facility in Butner.
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Disability rights group asks court to stop Dix move
Disabilities Right North Carolina is asking a judge to delay the transfer of 170 patients from Dorothea Dix Hospital to a new state psychiatric hospital in Butner.
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Director: Delaying Dix move would raise 'significant concerns'
The co-director of the state's mental health system is responding to concerns from doctors wanting to delay a controversial transfer of patients from Dorothea Dix Hospital.
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Hospital officials urge DHHS to reconsider Dix move
A mental health care official says there are still no plans to delay the move, scheduled to begin Oct. 1.
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Dix patients to move to new hospital next month
Officials had delayed moving patients several times over the past year to address safety concerns at Central Regional Hospital.
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Director wants to move forward with Dix move
The head of Central Regional Hospital in Butner says the state should begin the transfer despite a Catch 22 situation created by a law passed this year.
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Catch-22 glitch delaying Dix move
Patients were supposed to transfer to Central Regional Hospital earlier this summer, but a technicality in state law is preventing it.
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First patients arrive at new mental hospital
Brad Dean, a spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services, said that about 110 patients were transferred from John Umstead Hospital in Butner to Central Regional Hospital.
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Central Regional Hospital to open Monday
The hospital has cleared regulatory hurdles, and patients from John Umstead Hospital will transfer to the new facility next week.
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Move to Central Regional delayed again
The move of patients from John Umstead Hospital in Butner could be delayed at least a week, officials said.
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Central Regional has high-tech safety, but critics point to low staffing
The new state psychiatric hospital in Butner has cutting-edge safety technology. Some critics, though, claim under-staffing undermines those measures.
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Hospital officials insist Central Regional is safe
North Carolina's new mental health facility in Butner has been mired in controversy and safety concerns, but hospital officials said Thursday that it's ready to open.
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Beleaguered psychiatric hospital director quits
The director of the new Central Regional Hospital, who came under fire recently for commissioning a portrait of herself, submitted her resignation Wednesday.
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State mental hospital opening delayed again
Central Regional Hospital was expected to open to patients in mid-June, but officials say the date is being pushed back to give staff more time to complete training.
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Health worker: Butner hospital opening is ‘heading for a train wreck’
Workers said the new hospital, Central Regional in Butner, will be understaffed and dangerous.
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Dorothea Dix Workers Say Working Conditions Pose Danger
Workers say understaffing is creating unsafe conditions at Dorothea Dix Hospital, and those will only get worse when the new hospital in Butner opens.
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Mental-Health Advocates Cautiously Endorse State Reforms
The state has announced changes in the mental-health system, and advocates for the mentally ill are encouraged but waiting for results.
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State Postpones Closing Dorothea Dix
The state's top health official announced Thursday he is delaying closing Raleigh's Dorothea Dix Hospital and the opening of a new mental health facility in Butner.
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Dix Patients Expected to Be Moved by End of February
A legislative oversight committee met Wednesday to detail what will happen with patients when Dorothea Dix Hospital closes next year and patients are moved to a new facility in Butner.
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Politics Could Delay Dix Decision for 2 Years
What happens to the Dorothea Dix Hospital campus could be unknown for some time, officials said Friday.
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N.C. Hospitals Face Mental Health Dilemma
North Carolina hospitals looking to transfer mental health patients into psychiatric facilities are feeling a squeeze.