‘Going to hell fast’: Medical providers, staff leaving state psychiatric hospital in waves

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‘Going to hell fast’: Medical providers, staff leaving state psychiatric hospital in waves

In late March, a group of nurses at Montana State Hospital received a rare dose of good news. Local labor advocates had filed a petition to create a union for advanced practice registered nurses, among the most highly trained medical providers at the state’s sole adult psychiatric facility, in Warm Springs. But the nurses spent little time celebrating. In emails obtained by Montana Free Press, members of the group instead tried to explain the sc…