April 2013: A 15-year old patient of Timberlawn Behavioral Health in Dallas was restrained in violation of state procedures. The residents suffered severe abuse during their stays. Szymborski's first claim for relief is for negligence. However, the staff threatened her and said they were going to put her on a 24-hour hold in solitary confinement. The family of 16-year-old Brittany Kish had been planning to file a lawsuit against the Spring Mountain Treatment Center in about two weeks, the girl's mother and her lawyer said. Gavin died of carbon monoxide intoxication and suffered burns on about 75 percent of his body, according to the lawsuit, which was filed in Clark County District Court against Spring Mountain Treatment Center on behalf of the boys father, Sean Murray. We provide a caring and healthy environment that gives individuals a chance to make positive changes. 7 December 2016: BuzzFeed News published an expos on UHS, headlined, LOCK THEM IN. The Center did not immediately return PEOPLEs request for comment. Following Abbotts arrest, the facilitys director, Carol Andrus came under investigation after being accusing of grabbing the neck of a restrained client and throwing the 15-year-old to the ground. I want the hospital shut down so this never happens to another child again, the girls mother said. The lawsuit accuses Gulfport Behavioral of negligence in hiring, training and supervision of employees and gross negligence because of a disregard for patient safety. June-August 2017: Authorities closed Okaloosa Youth Development Center in Crestview, Florida after state authorities . Ins. The most concerning part was the facilitys response to the police investigation: According to law enforcement sources, Cedar Ridges CEO told officers they dont call police for incidents of sexual assault. The fire happened on Oct. 8. In particular, there was the case of 15-year-old Hayden Vice who was walking down the hallway of Hill Crest when a mental health technician instructed him to take a shower. Div. The Late 'Rust' Cinematographer's Family, Life and Career, Family of Detroit Man Shot 19 Times and Killed by Police During Mental Health Crisis Files $50 Million Lawsuit, Mom Accused of Strangling 7-Year-Old Son and Leaving Body on Nevada Hiking Trail Will Plead Guilty: Docs, Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart's Relationship Timeline. "But after Spring Mountain, that's when we lost her for good.". Szymborski argues on appeal that the district court erred in denying his motion for reconsideration because the district court did not consider a letter from the Bureau Chief of the Division, providing that the Division's investigation substantiated Szymborski's complaints against Spring Mountain. CLOSED, 2012. SPONSORED AD. They offer treatment and detox for co-occurring substance abuse issues in teens and adults. Here, Szymborski's claims for negligence, malpractice, gross negligence, negligence per se, and negligent hiring, training, and supervision state claims for relief not based in medical treatment or judgment and, therefore, were not for medical malpractice and should not have been dismissed for failure to attach the NRS 41A.071 affidavit. Therefore, we must look to the gravamen or substantial point or essence of each claim rather than its form to see whether each individual claim is for medical malpractice or ordinary negligence. Staff administered psychotropic drugs like Thorazine at dosages which were far higher than doses at similar youth facilities. v. Spring Mountain Treatment Center, the court was faced with a situation where one against the medical facility focused on its administrative duties in complying with certain regulations.9 The plaintiff's adult son was admitted to a medical facility for treatment due to self-inflicted injuries. The lawsuit alleges Spring Mountain Treatment Center failed to provide appropriate care and treatment to the decedent, Renai Leilani Palmer, by discharging her from treatment despite a propensity to harm herself and/or others.. Don't miss the big stories. A Dallas Morning News article in 2011 reported that regulators had cited Timberlawn for patient harm several times in recent years. February 2020: WTVR-CBS 6 reported that a girl named Astrid accused Dr. Daniel N. Davidow, the former medical director of Cumberland Hospital of sexually abusing her. The crutches fall at Vices side as Doughty spins him around against the wall and then pushes him down to the floor. 6. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Payment is accepted . October 2019: WTVR-CBS 6 reported that between January and June, two dozen incidents involving ten patients at Cumberland Hospital for Children and Adolescents in New Kent County, Virginia, werent being entered into the states computerized human rights information system or CHRIS. Virginia State Police conducted a criminal investigation and a grand jury indicted Harden on two counts of object sexual penetration by force of a former patient in 2018 and 2019 while Harden worked at the hospital. Emergency Mental Health Services. May 2013: A lawsuit was filed in Orlando, Florida against NDA that claimed patients were involuntarily committed and kept longer than recommended for insurance money. %%EOF Last month, Lynette Kish and her fiance, Jim Coppla, found Brittany submerged in a bathtub full of blood. The parents questioned their daughters treatment, including her placement in a geriatric ward. No. The family was suing the treatment center, alleging negligent hiring and supervision, attorney Arthur Flangas said. It was alleged the facility knew or should have been known that D.W. had a propensity to physically and/or sexually assault other inpatients. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants were negligent and in breach of their duty to their inpatients in not properly monitoring these patients and allowing D.W. to physically and sexually assault J.A.C. See Bryant, 684 N.W.2d at 872. LANSING The Michigan Department of Health and Human . Copyright 2019 Las Vegas Review-Journal, Inc. | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service, Photos of Gavin Murray Palmer, who died in a house fire, during a candlelight vigil in his memory at Centennial Hills Park in Las Vegas on Oct. 11, 2019. But the hospitals CEO Gay Brooks, claimed Davidow was an independent physician and has never been employed by either Cumberland Hospital or UHS. A former Vines employee was also facing prosecution, having been charged with breaking a juvenile patients arm. Accordingly, we reverse in part, affirm in part, and remand. See Old Aztec Mine, Inc. v. Brown, 97 Nev. 49, 52, 623 P.2d 981, 983 (1981) (A point not urged in the trial court, unless it goes to the jurisdiction of that court, is deemed to have been waived and will not be considered on appeal.). How was she able to strangle herself with a sheet in her cell when she was on suicide watch? Spring Mountain did not inform Szymborski that they were releasing Sean, nor did they inform him that they were sending Sean to his residence that day. N Buffalo Rd Ste 105 Las Vegas, NV 89129 Southwest Location 5155 S. Durango Dr. Suite 101, Las Vegas NV 89113 Henderson Location 2298 W Horizon Ridge Pkwy, Suite 100, Henderson, NV 89052 Southwest Location | Corporate Office 5155 S. Durango Dr. It offers several acute inpatient, residential treatment, neuropsychiatric and behavioral health programs for adolescents and adults. "She couldn't carry a tune, but she was singing her heart out," Kish said. During 2017, state records showed, North Spring said it terminated employees involved in three physical run-ins with patients, all confirmed by video. Best Center For Hospice Care Norwich Ct Ideas, Oyher Animal Medical Center Plano Gainclone. 2013, https://www.srpressgazette.com/article/20130326/LIFESTYLE/303269891, Changes Coming to Florida Juvenile Justice System, WCTV.com, 12 Apr.2013, http://web.archive.org/web/20141119061331/http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/Changes-Coming-To-Florida-Juvenile-Justice-System--202790431.html, Former Miltona health tech found guilty of sex abuse, Pensacola News Journal, 7 Mar. The Review-Journal reached out to the Spring Mountain Treatment Center, who replied in an email: This is a tragic story and our hearts go out to all involved. December 2013: A mother filed a federal lawsuit alleging that Brentwood Behavioral Center in Mississippi failed to protect her 11-year-old son from being sexually abused by nurse Clifford Hough from December 2012 to January 2013. Required fields are marked *. The Greenville News reported that workers at Pee Dee alleged that children at the facility have been hurt after altercations with staff, were given inadequate food and programming, and children there have been subjected to verbal abuse by staff. Staph infections, scabies and mold (that can pose health risks) were also found at the facility. It is located at 7000 Spring Mountain Road, Las Vegas, NV 89117. But the worker, Isaac Doughty, told Vice again to shower, then walked towards Vice, placing his hands around the teens neck. By continuing to browse or by clicking I Accept Cookies you agree to the storing of first-party and third-party cookies on your device and consent to the disclosure of your personal information to our third party service providers or advertising partners to optimize your experience, analyze traffic and personalize content. Davidow had continued as medical director. "We just want some answers.". The lawsuit alleged that Renai was known to be dangerous and violent, and the center failed to protect the boy from harm. CLOSED, 2019. The Chicago Tribune found: April 2015: A 10-year old was assaulted and suffered a head injury during a period when staffing levels were inadequate at Timberlawn Behavioral Health in Texas. January 2017: Children at Palmetto Pee Dee Behavioral Health facility in Florence, South Carolina were allegedly hurt after altercations with staff. The case status is Pending - Other Pending. He argues that Spring Mountain failed to document that Sean had arranged for a place to live and, therefore, breached NAC 449.332(4) and NAC 449.332(9) (providing that the evaluation of the needs of the patient in discharge planning and the discharge plan must be documented). Hough, 49, pleaded guilty to a charge of gratification of lust in 2013 and was jailed for 10 years. The family tried to flee from the facility. 2012, http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/residential-youth-treatment-facility-medicaid-recipients-marion-virginia-agrees-resolve-false, Young Patient Assaulted by Patient with History of Assaults, UHS Behind Closed Doors, 4 Apr 2012, http://web.archive.org/web/20191130082430/http://uhsbehindcloseddoors.org/complaint_type/young-patient-assaulted-by-patient-with-history-of-assaults/, Amicus Brief, Bazelon Center (Mental Health Law), Supreme Court of the United States, p. 17, https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/15-7bsacJudgeDavidL.BazelonCenterForMentalHealthLaw.pdf, Nevada Agency Substantiated 4 Incidents of Abuse and Mistreatment in 5 Months, despite repeated pledges by facility to improve, UHS Behind Closed Doors, 3 Apr. A claim is grounded in medical malpractice and must adhere to NRS 41A.071 where the facts underlying the claim involve medical diagnosis, treatment, or judgment and the standards of care pertaining to the medical issue require explanation to the jury from a medical expert at trial. If, on the other hand, the reasonableness of the health care provider's actions can be evaluated by jurors on the basis of their common knowledge and experience, then the claim is likely based in ordinary negligence. PREVIOUS STORY: Coroner rules death of mother, son murder-suicide in fatal house fire. She seemed happy and stable, her mother said. Sean James Murray, the father of Gavin, is suing Spring Mountain Treatment Center, saying the facility was negligent in releasing Renai a week before the incident. 2017, https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rosalindadams/sen-grassley-calls-for-federal-probe-into-troubled-youth, Grassley Continues Inquiry into Psychiatric Hospital Amid Dearth of Details from Accreditor on Response to Reported Problems, Senator Grassley website, 26 May 2017, https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-continues-inquiry-psychiatric-hospital-amid-dearth-details-accreditor, Shadow Mountain loses court bid to halt SoonerCare contract termination; Report: Shadow Mountain presented a threat to life during recent inspection, slips in accreditation status: Shadow Mountain was deemed a threat to life during recent inspection, Tulsa World, 30 May 2017, http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/health/report-shadow-mountain-presented-a-threat-to-life-during-recent/article_72f3a7a0-c43e-539d-ad58-417767f1d3a2.html, At least five lawsuits target Tulsa psychiatric facility after allegations draw national attention, The Frontier, 11 Sept. 2017, https://www.readfrontier.org/stories/former-employee-patients-sue-tulsa-psychiatric-facility-allegations-draw-national-attention/, State shuts down youth detention center in Crestview, Daily News, 24 June 2017, http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/20170624/state-shuts-down-youth-detention-center-in-crestview, Lawsuit: Boy, 12, sexually assaulted at DeKalb hospital, Atlanta Journal Constitution, 11 July 2017, http://www.ajc.com/news/local/lawsuit-boy-sexually-assaulted-dekalb-hospital/18rQCaixRqyqjfJrrKNKwO/, Alex Newman, Sexual Assault Investigation at Now-Shuttered Westwood Psychiatric Hospital: Westwood police are investigating an alleged sexual assault at Westwood Lodge, which state officials permanently closed Friday, The Westwood Patch, 30 Aug. 2017 https://patch.com/massachusetts/westwood/sexual-assault-investigation-now-shuttered-westwood-psychiatric-hospital, Massachusetts psychiatric hospital shut down amid sexual assault investigation, Mass Live, 29 Aug. 2017, http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/08/massachusetts_psychiatric_hosp.html, Serious Workplace Hazards at Psychiatric Hospital, Sun News, 14 Aug. 2017, http://web.archive.org/web/20191112063029/https://sunnewsreport.com/serious-workplace-hazards-psychiatric-hospital/, State halts admissions at Lowell psychiatric hospital, The Boston Globe, 12 Sept. 2017, http://198.115.82.77/metro/2017/09/12/state-halts-admissions-lowell-psychiatric-hospital/uI35TIvQkDTN0INlvdIpaK/story.html, Lowell-based mental-health center shutting its doors, The Sun, 8 Feb. 2018, updated 11 July, 2020, https://www.lowellsun.com/2018/02/08/lowell-based-mental-health-center-shutting-its-doors/, Lawsuit: Psychiatric hospital negligence led to teens rape, ABC News, Associated Press, 15 Sept. 2017, http://web.archive.org/web/20170916111956/https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/wireStory/lawsuit-claims-psychiatric-hospital-negligent-teens-rape-49873253, Dallas police investigating sexual assault of 13-year-old girl at Timberlawn hospital, Dallas Morning News, 13 Oct. 2017, https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2017/10/12/13-year-old-girl-sexually-assaulted-timberlawn-psychiatric-hospital-dallas, Sue Ambrose, FATHER OF GIRL, 13, SAYS SHE WAS RAPED AT TIMBERLAWN BY TEEN MALE PATIENT, Dallas Morning News, 18 Oct. 2017, https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2017/10/13/father-girl-13-says-raped-timberlawn-teenmale-patient, Sarah Mervosh and Sue Ambrose Raped, fondled, flashed: What female patients say happened to them at Timberlawn psych hospital, Dallas Morning News, 25 Oct. 2017, https://www.dallasnews.com/news/investigations/2017/10/26/timberlawn-history-sexual-assault-reports-13-year-olds-case-surfaced, AFTER LOSING MEDICAID CONTRACT, SHADOW MOUNTAIN HAD FEWER PATIENTS IN ITS CARE, The Frontier, 16 Oct. 2017, https://www.readfrontier.org/stories/losing-medicaid-contract-shadow-mountain-patients-care/, Mark Smith and Brett Shipp, Voluntarily checking into psychiatric hospital, easy. Of those, 57 involved criminal activity including battery (35 calls), assault and petit theft (three each), and one each for attempted homicide and homicide. Spring Mountain Behavioral Services | Greater Las Vegas, Nevada Area Cumberland gave a typical UHS response when serious allegations are raised against it. Spring Mountain Treatment Center also serves Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders and has Spanish, Services for the deaf and hard of hearing available. hb``g``g`a` @`G kifg\YX E2tX10p].@,I Wp3Fa LFNE/p(Nb`j4a0t}S$7)d8]'6H3 ), It offers 24-hour mobile assessment and referral services by licensed clinicians to individuals with emotional, psychiatric, behavioral and substance abuse problems. The goal of this section is to provide consumers with a comprehensive resource on class action and mass tort lawsuits. "She had sheets in there. Physicians are on the medical staff of Spring Mountain Treatment Center, but, with limited exceptions, are independent practitioners who are not emplo . 250 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<2D1DE22AEB3F97409E8675691E7FB39C><9187A20B021DF4469B787C3162893F81>]/Index[234 44]/Info 233 0 R/Length 82/Prev 189128/Root 235 0 R/Size 278/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream . Roommates or other patients sexually abused another patient without intervention from staff. May 2013: An employee at a UHS center in Pensacola, Florida, was sentenced to jail after she was caught on camera slamming a young girl into a wall and then sitting on her for 20 minutes. 3. "Brittany's always had problems, and we've always done everything we could to get her help," Kish said. 53, 376 P.3d 167, 172 (2016) (reasoning that a medical expert affidavit was required where the scope of a patient's informed consent was at issue, because medical expert testimony would be necessary to determine the reasonableness of the health care provider's actions). v. Sixth Judicial Dist. [7]65 to 449.786., The essence of this claim is that Spring Mountain was negligent in discharging Sean in a taxi with only enough money to go to his father's house, without informing his father. They found discrepancies, they found that there were many issues that the state should have been notified about but they werent, former Cumberland Hospital Program Coordinator Kimberly Bass said. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your device and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. A social worker documented that Szymborski directed a case manager not to release Sean to Szymborski's home upon discharge and that the case manager would help Sean find alternative housing. Szymborski and Sean had a turbulent relationship, and Sean was discharged with diagnoses of psychosis and spice abuse. Given the subtle distinction, a single set of circumstances may sound in both ordinary negligence and medical malpractice, and an inartful complaint will likely use terms that invoke both causes of action, particularly where, as here, the plaintiff is proceeding pro se in district court. However, whether the district court considered this letter is immaterial because the district court had determined that Szymborski's claims were for medical malpractice and the letter did not satisfy the requirements of NRS 41A.071. Copyright 2020 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Staffers pushed a patient into a wall in one incident, stepped on a patients head in another and used restraints unnecessarily in the third, according to facility reports to state regulators between January and early December 2017. "We are surveyed regularly, and like many healthcare facilities, address any deficiencies that may be cited. However, the level of abuse recorded, in part, here demand state is evidence that oversight of the industry is poor, if not negligent, and that federal patient and fraud protections are needed with far stronger penalties for abuse and fraud, including CMS program expulsion and criminal accountability in the behavioral hospital industry. Lynette Kish said she believes the sexual assault was what drove her troubled daughter off the edge emotionally, to a point from which she couldn't return. The MA and case manager never verified that Sean had arranged to live elsewhere, and informed Sean that they would only give him enough money to take a taxi to his father's home. Kish's last memory of her daughter is of the two of them singing karaoke about two weeks ago, exuberantly hamming it up. Chris Harris has been a senior true crime reporter for PEOPLE since late 2015. They are located at 7000 Spring Mountain Road and can be reached at 702-873-2400. LEE E. SZYMBORSKI, Appellant, v. SPRING MOUNTAIN TREATMENT CENTER; AND DARRYL DUBROCA, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY, Respondents. Spring Mountain Rehab - MultiMed Clinic Website OUR LOCATIONS Northwest Location 7730 W Cheyenne Ave cor. See Buckwalter v. Eighth Judicial Dist. endstream endobj startxref July 2020: The Legal Herald reported that Cumberland had placed Davidow, who had been medical director since 1996, on a temporary leave of absence following an investigative report that alleging hed sexually abused one child. It was weird, but I didnt think much of it. A medical malpractice statute will not apply to claims for negligent supervision, hiring, or training where the underlying facts of the case do not fall within the definition of medical malpractice. hb```>6 1on3u5N8,gN ``p/XWQx9V87{CzGkECxGSzGjadT4w` 4.Q1q5c3c)V3~WUU]gL^ )6 Brittany wasn't out of control -- she wasn't throwing a tantrum like she sometimes did. 'format' : 'iframe', 10 December 2017: The Dallas Morning News reported: December, 2017: Parents of a 19-year-old boy with autism sued Laurel Heights behavioral hospital in Atlanta over the alleged wrongful death of their son during a staff restraint procedure. Murray and Palmer reportedly ended their relationship when Gavin was 1 years old and shared custody of the child. 7000 W Spring Mountain Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89117 United States, https://springmountaintreatmentcenter.com/, How to respond to a bad review - 5 tips to turn them around, Spring Mountain Treatment Center is owned and operated by Universal Health Services, which is one of the leading hospital management companies in the United States. But she also swung far in the other direction. Follow @riolacanlale on Twitter. The rate of physical restraints was nearly eight times the median for all Illinois facilities. Stay up-to-date with how the law affects your life. She wrote poetry that she published on the Internet. When he refused to go to the shower, the nurse walks toward him waving his right index finger in the air, then brings both of his hands down on Vices neck, BuzzFeed News reported. Thus, the gravamen of this claim is that the LSW, an employee of a hospital, failed to render services using the reasonable care, skill or knowledge ordinarily used under similar circumstances. NRS 41A.009. Therefore, drawing every reasonable inference in favor of Szymborski, we hold that his claim for negligent hiring, supervision, and training does not sound in medical malpractice and therefore, does not need to meet the requirements of NRS 41A.071. Checking out? ; see also Gold v. Greenwich Hosp. Hosp., 128 Nev. 406, 409, 282 P.3d 727, 730 (2012). A Denton Police report appeared to confirm Madisons concerns, saying: Madison was not allowed to sign an AMA (Against Medical Advice) that day and was not released from Mayhill. The Houghs agreed to meet with staff to voice their concerns. October 2020: Twenty former patients at Cumberland Hospital New Kent County, Virginia, filed a lawsuit alleging sexual abuse, physical assaults and attempts to deceive public and state health officials. According to the lawsuit, Palmer had been admitted to the facility on a Legal 2000, which allows a treatment center or a hospital to legally hold people who present a clear and present danger to themselves or others for a minimum of 72 hours. Beat local competitors. The list is updated frequently, so check . Issues: Laws: Cases: Pro: Appellant contends that the district court erred in dismissing his complaint because his claims are based in ordinary negligence, not medical malpractice, and therefore, an affidavit was not required. "Juvie was a safe place for her to go, and then we could get her back and start over.". Ins. This kind of conduct should not be tolerated. An NBC News investigation also revealed that 10 patients at NDA alleged physical abuse to a government-funded advocacy group for the disabled. Under this precedent, the medical malpractice claims that fail to comply with NRS 41A.071 must be severed and dismissed, while allowing the claims for ordinary negligence to proceed. In the past two years, Mount Dora police were dispatched to the academy 162 times, records show. They get away with rude behavior and threaten to move you the worse unit if you are rude to them. 209 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<47A41CEDEEEA4446957D90C4E70BF245>]/Index[178 57]/Info 177 0 R/Length 138/Prev 716644/Root 179 0 R/Size 235/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream On Oct. 8, within a week of her release, Renai Palmer, 47, would lock herself and her son, Gavin, in an upstairs bedroom of her parents home and ignite a fire, killing them both. Video evidence showed that the teens were not there; Timberlawn fired the aide, according to inspection paperwork. endstream endobj 235 0 obj <>/Metadata 26 0 R/Pages 232 0 R/StructTreeRoot 48 0 R/Type/Catalog/ViewerPreferences 251 0 R>> endobj 236 0 obj <>/MediaBox[0 0 612 792]/Parent 232 0 R/Resources<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC]/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/StructParents 0/Tabs/S/Type/Page>> endobj 237 0 obj <>stream The case was settled in mediation in September 2014. I never thought she would take it to this level.. I took my daughter there for an evaluation and they told her that she was impatient you know she was an outpatient nurse markdown questions that she didn't ask and you will not give me a copy of her my daughter's assessment they told me that they're going to keep her there the doctor never saw her they refused to get ahold of the doctor or let me talk speech to the doctor the case manager was trying to influence me to leave my daughter there and when I said it was like a prison and a mother let my daughter be in a hospital gown and socks and a comatose stage they just kind of smiled and I told them that I want myself and I want out of this when we were getting the assessment they had us in a small tiny room with the door locked and a window at no bigger than softball my daughter and I we were scared and upset and then the calling CPS on us because every child are my daughter has a rare disorder and needs good treatment and being in a coma stage and in prison with just no communication nothing is not going to put her that way this place needs to be reported investigated and shut down. Garman Turner Gordon LLP and Eric R. Olsen, Las Vegas, for Appellant. A complaint should only be dismissed for failure to state a claim if it appears beyond a doubt that it could prove no set of facts, which, if true, would entitle it to relief. Id. District Judge Michelle Leavitt set another hearing for March 9 to appoint him a standby attorney through the Clark County public defenders office. 234 0 obj <>stream Attorneys are either actively filing these cases or investigating to determine whether lawsuits can be filed. Please try again. See Deboer, 128 Nev. at 411-12, 282 P.3d at 731-32 ([A] healthcare-based corporation's status as a medical facility cannot shield it from other forms of tort liability when it acts outside of the scope of medicine.). This followed a report that police records, state inspection reports, and lawsuits, as well as more than 15 current and former employees all declared that Shadow Mountain was a profoundly troubled facility where frequent violence endangers patients and staff alike, where children as young as five are separated from their parents and held in dangerous situations, and where wards lack adequate staffing. In a letter to the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Senator Grassley said reports portray a pattern of conduct that is extremely concerning and cast a dark cloud over UHSs ability to properly care for its patients and whether it is properly billing federal programs. In April 2017, Oklahomas Governor Mary Fallin and Senator Jim Inhofe asked the Oklahoma Department of Human Services to investigate Shadow Mountain Behavioral Health over allegations of systemic abuses of patients. For his negligence per se claim, Szymborski argues that Spring Mountain violated NAC 449.332. Patrick Serrato, 35, was charged with robbery, burglary and witness intimdation. As such, Szymborski's professional negligence claim against Spring Mountain is grounded in medical malpractice and was properly dismissed for failure to attach a medical expert affidavit pursuant to NRS 41A.071.5, The third claim for relief is titled malpractice, gross negligence, and negligence per se. In this composite claim, Szymborski appears to be asserting a claim for social worker malpractice. Robert Telles, the former Clark County public administrator accused of killing a Review-Journal reporter, is selling five rental properties in Arkansas. Kick them out. 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