Western State Hospital patient dies at campus construction site

A patient at Washington's largest psychiatric hospital was found dead on the campus Monday, after going missing the previous day.

State withdrew trauma therapy three months before Western State patient's body found

KING 5 has obtained exclusive information about the man who allegedly died by suicide by jumping from a crane at the state's biggest psychiatric hospital.

Western State Hospital patient dies after trauma therapy was cut off, attorneys say

Pavel Kolchick, who had spent 18 years in state-run psychiatric hospitals, was found dead Monday morning by construction workers on the hospital campus.
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Western State Hospital patient found dead at construction site identified

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Western State Hospital’s woes need firmer hand

The ongoing public safety and treatment troubles at Western State Hospital have tagged along with the new year. As recounted in grim detail by Tacoma News Tribune reporter Sean Robinson, authorities ...
KGW8

Washington psychiatric patient dies after jumping or falling from construction crane on campus

LAKEWOOD, Wash. — A patient at Western State Hospital in Lakewood has died after accessing a construction crane on the property and jumping or falling from it, according to KING 5 sources. The crane ...
Yakima Herald-Republic

Ferguson warns of strain on state hospital system after Western State visit

During his campaign, Gov. Bob Ferguson promised to spend a week working at Western State Hospital to better understand the challenges facing the state’s largest psychiatric facility. Following a ...
The Bellingham Herald

Construction of new WA psychiatric hospital ‘on scope, on schedule, on budget’

The construction of the new $947 million Western State Hospital facility is charging ahead and on track for completion, officials announced on Nov. 6. Sean Murphy, deputy assistant secretary of the ...
HeraldNet

Western State patient jailed after fire, standoff

TACOMA — A patient at Western State Hospital has been jailed after his mattress was set on fire, he barricaded himself in a utility closet full of cleaning chemicals and threated to set off an ...
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Body found at Western State Hospital construction site identified as missing patient

Early Monday morning, Jan. 5, a person found dead at a construction site at Western State Hospital was identified by the Department of Social and Health Services as a patient who had been reported ...
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Western State Hospital patient found dead at construction site identified

A patient from the Western State Hospital in Lakewood was found dead early Monday morning. Construction crews who were working on the psychiatric hospital’s new forensic facility project found the ...