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COSTA et al v. BAZRON et al
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1:19-cv-03185
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February 14, 2023
DC Hospital Inks Deal To End Suit Over Water Shut-Off, COVID
A group of patients who say they were subjected to "inhumane" conditions during a water shut-off in late 2019 and at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic announced a settlement with the District of Columbia and St. Elizabeths Hospital on Tuesday.
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May 26, 2020
'Inhumane' DC Hospital Must Step Up Virus Prevention Effort
A District of Columbia psychiatric hospital accused of subjecting patients to "inhumane" conditions that caused the deaths of 14 people from COVID-19 has been ordered to institute staffing measures that exceed guidelines set by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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May 19, 2020
DC Hospital Says Patients Can't Dictate COVID-19 Response
A government psychiatric hospital in Washington, D.C., battling a coronavirus outbreak has pushed back on patient demands for additional court-ordered containment measures, saying further intervention would overburden staff and bog down the facility's response.
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May 15, 2020
'Inhumane' DC Hospital Must Improve Virus Plan, Patients Say
Patients confined at a Washington, D.C., psychiatric hospital roiled by the coronavirus outbreak have asked a federal court to force the facility to bring its resident protection measures in line with public health guidelines, citing a soaring death toll and case count.
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May 12, 2020
DC Hospital Ordered To Increase Testing As Virus Toll Rises
A D.C. federal court has ordered a government psychiatric hospital ravaged by the coronavirus to increase its efforts to contain the disease, extending a temporary restraining order and imposing new monitoring measures after the death toll rose to 14.
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April 17, 2020
'Inhumane' Hospital Accused Of Botching COVID-19 Response
Patients at a public psychiatric facility in Washington, D.C., suing the district for "inhumane conditions that shock the conscience" have amended their proposed class action, alleging the hospital's bungled response to the COVID-19 oubtreak resulted in four patient deaths and dozens of infections.
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October 24, 2019
'Inhumane' DC Hospital Lacks Running Water, Patients Say
Patients at a public psychiatric facility in Washington, D.C., have accused the district of subjecting them to "unconstitutional and inhumane conditions that shock the conscience," saying in their proposed class action that they haven't had "safe, running water" since the end of September.