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 ...

'It's a failure somewhere,' Western State Hospital staffer reacts to patient death 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 ...
KING5

Western State Hospital patient dies after trauma therapy was cut off, attorneys say

SEATTLE — A patient at Western State Hospital died after the state of Washington discontinued his trauma therapy three months earlier, despite recommendations from hospital staff to continue the ...

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 ...
News Tribune

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 ...
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Patient's body found on Western State Hospital campus

A patient at Western State Hospital in Lakewood died after accessing a construction crane on the property and jumping or falling from it, KING 5 sources say. Venezuela has a ton of oil. It also has ...
KGW8

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 ...
Seattle Times

Western State Hospital patient dies at campus construction site

The Mental Health Project is a Seattle Times initiative focused on covering mental and behavioral health issues. It is funded by Ballmer Group, a national organization focused on economic mobility for ...