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Hospital in New Jersey, United States Ancora Psychiatric HospitalNew Jersey Department of Human ServicesGeographyLocation, United StatesOrganizationPsychiatricServicesBeds532NoHistoryOpened1955LinksListsAncora Psychiatric Hospital is a 532 active bed (709 capacity) located in the section of. Opened in 1955, the Ancora campus consists of 650 acres (263 ha). The hospital offers a multidisciplinary team approach to development and implementation of care. Ancora is the largest of the state's four public.
Ancora Psychiatric Hospital 301 Spring Garden Road Ancora, NJ Phone: (609) 561-1700, ext. 7550 Fax: (609) 567-7294. Department of Health Job Opportunities. Contacting the Hospital After Hours. To reach Ancora staff during non-business hours and on holidays, please call the Nursing Care Coordinator at 609-567-7205.
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Although the hospital is located in Winslow, it is assigned a mailing address.Most patients at Ancora have been committed involuntarily, as a potential danger to themselves or others. Contents.Criminal investigation and controversy In 2008, an investigation took place at Ancora by the. There has been a substantial number of repeated deaths and injuries among patients at the facility, since 2006. The investigation focused on whether patients were safe from harm, and whether residents were served in the most reconciled setting appropriate to their needs, along with their not violated.Investigators found that 'patients at Ancora suffer an undue risk of harm, stemming from the facility's failure to treat aggressive and self-abusive behavior and its failure to implement systems to protect patients from harm.' Ancora also 'segregates far too many patients for whom a hospital setting is not appropriate.'
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Department of Human Services spokeswoman Nicole Brossoie declined to reveal the violations cited by the inspectors from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The violations were uncovered during an annual inspection of the state-run hospital, she said.Ancora into alleged civil rights abuses from 2008 to 2012.Acting Human Services Commissioner Beth Connolly Monday tapped Christopher Morrison, the top official at Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, to be Ancora's acting CEO and make any necessary changes, Brossoie said.Ancora's former CEO John Lubitsky has been reassigned to another managerial position. Greg Love and Kevin Jones, who served as hospital administrators under Lubitsky, have also been reassigned, Brossoie said.
Acting Human Services Commissioner Elizabeth Connolly reassigned the CEO of Ancora Psychiatric Hospital following a federal inspection.' The state's psychiatric hospitals are inspected annually by CMS. It's not uncommon for plans of correction to be required,' Brossoie said.
'DHS and Ancora staffs are working closely with CMS in this regard.' 'As always, the hospital has an opportunity to correct any noted deficiencies before any punitive action is taken,' she said.The Justice Department never cited a specific incident that prompted the inquiry in 2008, but there were a litany of problems in the two years preceding the agency's involvement. A man who was supposed to be supervised swallowed two eating utensils and needed emergency medical care. A 58-year-old female patient on a restricted diet who required constant supervision during meals choked on a candy bar she plucked from a hospital snack cart. One patient escaped then committed suicide when he was returned.In 2009, investigators had found Ancora patients to be living in unsafe conditions and denied 'appropriate treatment and rehabilitation,' according to a summary of the Justice Department's preliminary findings. Clinical teams and front-line workers relied too frequently on restraining patients in violation of their civil rights, the investigators found.
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