February 14, 2023
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.
May 26, 2020
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.
May 19, 2020
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.
May 15, 2020
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.
May 12, 2020
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.
April 17, 2020
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.
October 24, 2019
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.