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Justice Department Reaches Agreement With New York City to Correct Conditions at Kings County Hospital Center
Published in Hospital Law Weekly, January 21st, 2010
The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York announced that they have entered into an agreement with New York City to correct conditions of confinement at the Kings County Hospital Center's (KCHC) psychiatric emergency room and psychiatric in-patient units located in Brooklyn, N.Y. The agreement, in the form of a consent judgement, was approved today by U.S. District Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto.
Under the terms of the consent judgment, New York City will work to ensure that patients at KCHC are safe and receive the care and services necessary to meet their individual needs. The agreement underscores the...
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Source: Hospital Law Weekly (2010-01-21)
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