A federal investigation found that UCLA’s Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital did not comply with federal requirements covering patient rights and nursing services during Robert Carradine’s stay.
The report, filed by the Department of Health and Human Services, examined circumstances at the hospital before Carradine’s suicide attempt.
UCLA’s Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital violated multiple federal mandates regarding basic patient safety and rights
Investigators found that hospital staff did not follow a policy requiring checks on Carradine every 15 minutes. The report also identified failures involving items that should not have remained accessible in his room.
The hospital’s Director of Quality Management told investigators that the admitting nurse failed to take Carradine’s belt, cellphone and wallet. Investigators also found a bedside table in his room, which the director said a previous patient had likely left behind.
Carradine later used the belt in his suicide attempt. Someone found him with the belt around his neck and revived him, but the incident caused severe oxygen deprivation to his brain.
His family later sued the University of California regents as reported by TMZ, alleging that UCLA did not adequately protect him while he was in the psychiatric unit.
Carradine’s family removed him from life support two weeks after the incident. He died on February 23 at age 71. The medical examiner subsequently ruled his death a suicide by hanging.
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
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