State regulators have again flagged concerns inside a Colorado mental health facility north of Denver.
Johnstown Heights Behavioral Health has received its second “immediate jeopardy” designation, the state’s most serious for a mental health hospital.
In April, state inspectors moved in on Johnstown Heights after complaints about the facility prompted a visit. Their recent report cites the facility’s failure to keep patients safe.
The inspection details an incident where multiple employees, including senior-level managers, carried a patient out of the facility by her arms and legs and dumped her into the parking lot. That patient was being treated because of suicide threats.
The most recent findings follow other disturbing accusations regarding patient care by former employees.
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