Report of patient harm at Eleanor Slater under investigation
By News Staff
State Police are investigating a report of alleged patient harm at the
The Executive Office of Health and Human Services confirms that in June of 2014, a patient at Eleanor Slater was sent to
Governor Gina Raimondo commented in a statement, saying, “The allegation of abuse in the report we’ve received is extremely concerning, and we’re getting to the bottom of what happened. There is new leadership in place both at the Executive Office of Health and Human Services and the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospital. We are conducting our own systemic analysis of the care this patient received, as well as a comprehensive review of the hospital and its practices. We’re going to do everything we can to have systems in place to protect patients’ health and safety.”
State Police say that they are actively involved in the investigation but would not comment further.
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