'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.

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

Kolchik’s attorney argued that despite being committed for more than 16 years, he had never received sustained, certified trauma therapy until 2024 and that treatment had stalled due to staffing ...

Western State Hospital patient found dead at construction site identified

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

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.
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 ...
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 ...
Yahoo

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 ...