Focus: Security

Alaska psychiatric hospital investigated for workplace safety issues

Workplace safety issues and fear of retaliation at Alaska's state-run Alaska Psychiatric Institute will be probed


Workplace safety issues and fear of retaliation at Alaska's state-run Alaska Psychiatric Institute (API) will be examined by a special investigator, according to an article on the Anchorage Daily News website.

A public report will be released later this year, according to state officials.

A union office representing hospital workers said staff were afraid to report more minor assaults — when they are slapped, threatened or bitten, for instance — for fear of being disciplined.

API has been subject to previous investigations. A 2015 state-funded report by Arizona consultant Joel Dvoskin found that the hospital was seriously, "at times dangerously," understaffed.

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March 22, 2018


Topic Area: Security


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