HealthAlliance, parent company put ‘vulnerable patients at risk,’ NY AG probe finds

Hudson Valley hospital network agrees to mental health overhaul following state investigation

WMCHealth also agreed to pay $400,000 in fines.

HealthAlliance, parent company put ‘vulnerable patients at risk,’ NY AG probe finds

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Attorney General Letitia James has settled an investigation that found HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley and its parent company put “vulnerable patients at risk” by discharging them without adequate mental health crisis evaluation years after an in-patient mental health unit was closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the settlement, Westchester Medical Center Health Network — the hospital’s parent company — has agreed to r…

Hospital system put psychiatric patients at risk, attorney general finds

WMCHealth routinely discharged mental health patients without evaluation or stabilization and improperly kept inpatient psychiatric beds closed for years.