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

A patient at Western State Hospital in Lakewood has died after accessing a construction crane on the property and jumping or ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...
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

A patient from the Western State Hospital in Lakewood was found dead early Monday morning. Construction crews who were ...