Interim Chief Behavioral Health Officer Karen Forest says the number of patients her department sees a month has now topped its previous numbers by 40%.
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Top-level staff turnover continues at Bartlett Regional Hospital’s behavioral health department
In September, the hospital’s CEO and Chief Behavioral Health Officer resigned abruptly. An interim CEO is in place while the board searches for a permanent one.
Three resign from Department of Health and Social Services after psychiatric institute report
The changes came two days after the release of a report that found Alaska’s only state-run psychiatric hospital is an unsafe place to work.