Psychiatric Patient At Norton Hospital Dies
A patient in the psychiatric unit of Norton Hospital in downtown Louisville allegedly committed suicide last week according to local news reports. The hospital says there is an ongoing investigation into the safety and quality of patient care in its inpatient psychiatry unit but wouldn't comment further to local news.
The unit was closed as of the time of this writing and no new patients have been admitted.
I have represented several families of individuals who have committed suicide while in the the care of others - either in the hospital or incarcerated There are complicated medical and legal issues that must be explored and handled by an attorney knowledgable and experienced in suicide cases. Whether the individual's death was a foreseeable event and whether the hospital took all precautions to prevent the death will be two of the primary questions needing to be answered. I hope the family of this individual is able to get those answers.
