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Hospital's problems drew new director to job
The new director of one of the state's troubled mental hospitals said Friday he was drawn to the job because of the problems the facility faces, not in spite of them.
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Cherry Hospital gets new director
Four employees have been placed on leave while North Carolina officials investigate a patient neglect case at a mental hospital in Goldsboro.
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Four Cherry Hospital employees on leave in probe
Four employees have been placed on leave while North Carolina officials investigate a patient neglect case at a mental hospital in Goldsboro.
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State cracks down on patient abuse, neglect
To reduce problems that have plagued North Carolina's psychiatric hospitals, state officials have instituted a zero-tolerance policy toward employees found to have abused or neglected patients.
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Regulators investigating Cherry Hospital nurses
North Carolina regulators are investigating nurses at a state mental hospital where a patient died after being ignored for nearly a day.
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Cherry Hospital director to resign
Cherry Hospital has come under fire in recent months for a patient's death, criminal charges against employees and loss of federal funding.
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Cherry Hospital worker accused of sexual offense
Perry J. Butler, 36, of 204 S. Church St. in Mt. Olive, was a health care technician at the institution when the incident occurred on Nov. 4, documents show.
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Ex-Cherry Hospital workers found guilty of assaulting patient
Taniko Dominique Upton, 33, and William Kenneth Johnson, 52, were both convicted of misdemeanor simple assault on a handicapped person.
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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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Lawmakers express outrage over mental patient's death
Some state lawmakers are calling for harsher disciplinary action for employees who were both directly and indirectly responsible for neglecting a Cherry Hospital patient who died after 22 hours sitting essentially unattended in the same chair.
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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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Widow: Cherry Hospital patient should still be alive
Two workers have resigned and three others have been fired in connection with the incident involving 50-year-old Steven Sabock, WRAL News has learned.
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Patient appears neglected in hours before his death
Video released Tuesday shows workers at Cherry Hospital dancing and playing cards as 50-year-old Steven Howard Sabock sits unattended for nearly 24 hours before he dies.
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Mental hospital will lose up to $10M in federal funding
The Department of Health and Human Services must reallocate $8 million to $10 million in its budget to cover expenses associated with Medicare and Medicaid patients at Cherry Hospital.
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Consulting group's report out on Cherry Hospital
An independent consulting firm says hospital leadership has not demonstrated they are up to the challenge of managing change.
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DHHS secretary vows to fix Cherry Hospital
State Health and Human Services Secretary Dempsey Benton said Friday he will do whatever it takes to bring a Goldsboro mental health facility to the highest standards of care.
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DHHS will lose $800K monthly after hospital loses certification
North Carolina will lose approximately $800,000 per month in Medicaid and Medicare receipts usually generated by patients at a Goldsboro mental health hospital that lost its provider status earlier this month.
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Feds could withdraw payments to Cherry Hospital
A team reviewing the state mental health facility in Goldsboro is recommending that insurance reimbursements for government programs be withdrawn.
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Patient advocates: N.C.'s mental health system needs fixing
Advocates for patients say the state's mental health system needs restructuring and more funding.
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N.C. to hire firm to evaluate mental hospital
The state secretary of health and human services has ordered an independent review of a Goldsboro mental hospital where an unattended patient died after choking on medication.
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Four Cherry Hospital workers fired
Two health-care technicians and two nurses have lost their jobs following accusations they were involved in the beating of a mental health patient.
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Lawmaker: Lack of pay to blame for broken mental health system
Entry-level workers make about $23,000 a year. Sen. Martin Nesbitt says he's worried some of those employees have little concern for patients.
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Cherry Hospital workers accused of beating patient
Health-care technicians Taniko Dominique Upton, 33, and William Kenneth Johnson, 52, were charged Friday with simple assault on a handicapped person, which is a misdemeanor.
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Ward where mental patient died closes at Cherry Hospital
State officials are disciplining a Goldsboro mental hospital's staff and closing one of the facility's wards following the death of a patient who was left unattended for nearly a day.