In Georgia, more deaths blamed on errors, neglect

An ongoing pattern of medical errors and neglectful care contributed to as many as 21 deaths this year in Georgia's state psychiatric hospitals. These deaths occurred amid intense scrutiny of the hospitals' performance. The seven state-run facilities remain overcrowded and understaffed, and patients are dying under circumstances similar to those that led to more than 100 other questionable deaths in the previous five years, including overmedication and misdiagnosed bowel obstruction.