Psychiatric Institute Workers Charged in Patient's Death

0:00It's April 8th. I'm Cory with the story, and this is Canada News today, your AI-powered local news. Three former employees at the Psychiatric Institute of Washington just got hit with criminal negligence charges in the death of a 58-year-old patient back in 2020. The guy, Gary Wilson, had a heart condition when he checked in on April 13th and passed away 13 days later on April 26th. Prosecutors say these workers. Nelson Kuma, 37, Richard Hano, 45, and Nurse Norma Munoz, bent, 68 left him without any. Livesaving care for at least 21 minutes while he was convulsing and struggling to breathe. This all went down at a 130-bed behavioral health spot run by a big Pennsylvania company, Universal Health Services. Wilson was supposed to have constant supervision per doctor's orders, but staff didn't check on him until two minutes after the crisis started, and even then, they did nothing. Folks are furious, especially after a 2021

1:02report from Disability Rights DC called out major failures at the hospital. The US attorney blasted them for ignoring basic medical standards, straight up saying this man was left to die was zero help from the team. Now, all three pleaded, not guilty Tuesday, got released, and face up to 20 years of convicted. They're back in court, May 29th. Meanwhile, Wilson's knee spout a wrongful death suit accusing the hospital of faking records, but that's on hold until the criminal case wraps. These charges spotlight deep issues in psychiatric care, pushing for real accountability so no one else slips through the cracks like this.