Western State Hospital patient found dead at construction site identified

Staff from the hospital had been searching for the patient since Sunday.

'It's a failure somewhere,' Western State Hospital staffer reacts to patient death after jumping or falling from construction crane on campus

The crane is being used to build the state's new forensic psychiatric hospital.

Missing Western State Hospital patient found dead weeks after court ordered trauma therapy

Kolchik’s attorney argued that despite being committed for more than 16 years, he had never received sustained, certified trauma therapy until 2024 and that treatment had stalled due to staffing ...
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Washington psychiatric patient dies after jumping or falling from construction crane on campus

LAKEWOOD, Wash. — A patient at Western State Hospital in Lakewood has died after accessing a construction crane on the property and jumping or falling from it, according to KING 5 sources. The crane ...
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Western State Hospital patient found dead at construction site identified

A patient from the Western State Hospital in Lakewood was found dead early Monday morning. Construction crews who were working on the psychiatric hospital’s new forensic facility project found the ...