Newsletter Articles | December 1, 1990
South Carolina Mental Institution Meets Court-Ordered Improvement Order
OPEN MINDS The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst
Industry News
South Carolinas largest mental institution, located in Columbia, met a court-imposed July 2 deadline to comply with a 1986 consent decree by the U.S. Justice Department to improve patient care and reduce crowding. According to a report in the July 16, 1990 issue of Health Week, the state spent $20 million on the improvements.
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