Friday, August 01, 2003

Family Sues Hospital Over Suicide

Troy Wayne Wallis, Jr., asked to be admitted to St. Bernard's Behavioral Health in in Jonesboro, Arkansas, in the early morning hours of July 16th. He was dead by that evening, an apparent suicide.

Attorney Mark Steven Colucci said, "When you admit somebody and bring them into your hospital, you are saying to them: we are qualified; we are experienced; we will take care of your loved one." A lawsuit has been filed.

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