Post by Logan on Jun 7, 2016 18:57:14 GMT -6
Can Western State’s new CEO turn things around for the troubled psychiatric hospital?
In an empty courtyard at Western State Hospital, Cheryl Strange is comparing the old, imposing brick buildings with newer, better-designed facilities.
The new CEO of the hospital, which houses more than 800 of the state’s psychiatric patients, says it’s hard to keep staff members safe in these buildings. She wants to upgrade security and training.
She wants to spruce up this plain asphalt courtyard, maybe with basketball courts for the patients. Strange talks a lot about improving quality of life for the patients, about making them feel valued and respected.
“I would like to see the patient areas, the facility … looking better,” Strange said later, sitting in her office. “I would like to see them painted.”
Read more here: www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article81816707.html
In an empty courtyard at Western State Hospital, Cheryl Strange is comparing the old, imposing brick buildings with newer, better-designed facilities.
The new CEO of the hospital, which houses more than 800 of the state’s psychiatric patients, says it’s hard to keep staff members safe in these buildings. She wants to upgrade security and training.
She wants to spruce up this plain asphalt courtyard, maybe with basketball courts for the patients. Strange talks a lot about improving quality of life for the patients, about making them feel valued and respected.
“I would like to see the patient areas, the facility … looking better,” Strange said later, sitting in her office. “I would like to see them painted.”
Read more here: www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article81816707.html