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Sacbee: Roseville assemblyman fights psychiatric hospital expansion
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/1192070.html
By Cynthia Hubert - chubert@sacbee.com
Published 12:00 am PDT Thursday, August 28, 2008
Story appeared in OUR REGION section, Page B1
A state assemblyman is trying to block the expansion of troubled Sierra Vista Hospital in Sacramento, despite arguments that the region is facing a critical shortage of beds for psychiatric patients.
"I am not going to enable dysfunction," said Assemblyman Ted Gaines, a Republican from Roseville. "I will apply as much pressure as possible to see that this expansion does not go forward" until Sierra Vista passes a state audit and shows "true management accountability," he said.
The hospital, which has been cited by state inspectors more frequently than any private psychiatric facility in California since 2004, is planning to add 48 beds. Construction has begun at the facility on Bruceville Road, but before Sierra Vista begins treating more patients, the hospital needs approval from the state Department of Public Health.
In a recent letter to public health director Mark Horton, Gaines said he has "grave concerns" about the quality of care at the hospital. He urged the department to fully investigate Sierra Vista and "if necessary, revoke their state license."
Civil Cases in Sacramento County
https://services.saccourt.com/publicdms2/DefaultDMS.aspx
Case Number: 2008-00011722
Filing Date: 05/23/2008
Case Type: Medical Malpractice
Case Title: SHIGE TATEYAMA VS. HERITAGE OAKS HOSPITAL
Case Number: 2008-00001953
Filing Date: 01/25/2008
Case Type: Medical Malpractice
Case Title: M. SMITH VS. SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL
Case Number: 07AS00389
Filing Date: 01/24/2007
Case Type: PI/PD/WD - Other
Case Title: JUSTINE BROWN VS SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL. INC.. ET AL.
Case Number: 06AS05081
Filing Date: 11/29/2006
Case Type: PI/PD/WD - Other
Case Title: SIINA LINVILLE. ET AL VS. PSYCHIATRIC SOLUTIONS. INC..ET AL
Case Number: 97AS00783
Filing Date: 02/14/1997
Case Type: PI - Other
Case Title: CORINNE MCCORMICK VS. JOHN K. PAUL, M.D., ET AL
Case Number: 96AS01553
Filing Date: 03/18/1996
Case Type: Personal Injury-Medical Malpractic
Case Title: TINA SCHOONMAKER VS. KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL, ET AL.
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