'It's a failure somewhere,' Western State Hospital staffer reacts to patient death after jumping or falling from construction crane on campus

The crane is being used to build the state's new forensic psychiatric hospital.

Body found at Western State Hospital construction site identified as missing patient

DSHS said the patient did not return after being allowed court-ordered, unescorted grounds privileges on Sunday, Jan. 4.

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.

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.
MyNorthwest.com

Missing Western State Hospital patient found dead weeks after court ordered trauma therapy

A patient who had been reported missing from Western State Hospital was found dead early Monday at a construction site on the hospital’s grounds, according to the Washington State Department of Social ...
KING5

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

LAKEWOOD, Wash. — Court records show the state cut off 39-year-old Pavel Kolchick, who’d lived at Washington state-run psychiatric hospitals for 18 years, from recommended trauma therapy three months ...
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 ...

Western State Hospital patient found dead at construction site identified

Staff from the hospital had been searching for the patient since Sunday.