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• Eastern State Hospital chief steps down

  March 24, 2013 in City on Page B2 Connie Wilmot is out as the CEO of Eastern State Hospital four months after one patient strangled another patient and the hospital temporarily lost its accreditation. Wilmot accepted another position … 3

• Eastern State Hospital passes review

  February 12, 2013 in City, Health on Page A5 Eastern State Hospital has passed its latest review and will be recommended for reaccreditation by the The Joint Commission. A final decision on the Medical Lake psychiatric hospital could be …

• Eastern State Hospital to regain accreditation

  February 11, 2013 in City Eastern State Hospital has passed its latest review and will be recommended for reaccreditation, Department of Social and Health Services spokesman John Wiley said Monday. 3

• Eastern State Hospital expects reaccreditation

  January 14, 2013 in City, Health on Page A1 An unsecured karaoke machine caused Eastern State Hospital to lose its accreditation last month, according to a report released by the Washington Department of Social and Health Services. The suspension … 2

• Hospital accreditation at risk

  December 28, 2012 in City, Health on Page A5 Eastern State Hospital’s accreditation has been suspended after a patient strangled another patient last month. The nation’s foremost medical accreditation organization, The Joint Commission, determined last week that the hospital … 7

• Alleged killer led man to body

  November 22, 2012 in City on Page A15 An Eastern State Hospital patient approached an employee making his rounds in the middle of the night. “I murdered someone,” the patient told the employee, according to court documents, “but … 12

• Eastern state employee: Suspect guided him to body

  November 21, 2012 A woman accused of killing a fellow patient at Eastern State Hospital Tuesday pleaded not guilty in court today. 3

• Eastern patient died from strangulation

  November 21, 2012 in City The Spokane County Medical Examiner has confirmed today the identity of the Eastern State Hospital patient killed early Tuesday by strangulation. The victim was 56-year-old Duane E. Charley. 4

• Male patient found dead at Eastern State Hospital

  November 20, 2012 in City A female patient at Eastern State Hospital is suspected of murder after a male patient was found dead early Tuesday. 13

• Ex-Shock player moved from jail to mental hospital

  August 15, 2012 in City, News A former pro football player arrested for arson in June has been moved from jail to Eastern State Hospital to undergo mental health treatment. 3

• 36 years ordered for killing

  September 13, 2011 in City on Page A5 A sentencing Monday brought together two troubled families, one grieving the loss of a beautiful girl who wanted to become a crime scene investigator and the other a family who …

• Lawyers weigh insanity defense

  August 3, 2011 in City on Page A5 COLVILLE – The suspect charged with killing a Colville man last month is exploring the option of pleading not guilty by reason of insanity, a prospect that bothers the dead … 2

• Strandberg pleads guilty

  August 2, 2011 in City on Page A5 Cole K. Strandberg has pleaded guilty to killing a Spokane woman with a crossbow in 2008. Defense attorney Chris Bugbee has acknowledged in past hearings that Strandberg killed 22-year-old Jennifer … 2

• Judge rules Strandberg lawyer will also be defense witness

  May 24, 2011 in City on Page A5 A judge ruled Monday that defense attorney Chris Bugbee will continue to represent accused crossbow killer Cole K. Strandberg. But the lawyer now has an added job title: witness. Bugbee … 2

• Judge says jury should determine murder suspect’s sanity

  February 18, 2011 in City on Page A5 A Spokane County jury will now decide whether Cole K. Strandberg should face life imprisonment or indefinite commitment to a mental institution after a judge concluded he was sane in …

• Jury will decide mentally ill killer’s fate

  February 17, 2011 in City A Spokane County jury will now decide whether Cole K. Strandberg should face the prospect of life imprisonment or indefinite commitment to a mental institution after a judge concluded he … 4

• Insanity hearing raises questions on Strandberg’s health records

  February 17, 2011 in City on Page A5 Testimony on Wednesday in the insanity hearing of accused killer Cole K. Strandberg raised questions about evaluations and conclusions made by mental health professionals at Eastern State Hospital. Dr. Richard …

• Evaluation ordered for cold case suspect from Lewiston

  December 15, 2010 in Idaho, Region A judge in Washington state has ordered an evaluation of an Idaho man accused of killing his girlfriend 28 years ago to determine if he’s competent to stand trial.

• Deal cuts hours, pay for state workers

  December 15, 2010 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Union leaders for state workers have agreed tentatively to cuts in wages and increases in health premiums for the next two years. Union officials and Gov. Chris Gregoire, … 16

• Gunman earlier tried suicide

  November 17, 2010 in City on Page A5 A gunman killed in a shootout with police last week had attempted suicide several times, been hospitalized at Eastern State Hospital and was described as “volatile and explosive” in a … 4

• Sobriety required for test, judge says

  June 9, 2010 in City on Page A6 A murder defendant facing life in prison asked a judge on Tuesday to let him get drunk before being evaluated for violent tendencies. Superior Court Judge Tari Eitzen denied Justin …

• Escape of Eastern State patient during trip to fair leads to suspensions, demotion

  April 29, 2010 in City on Page A5 Seven Eastern State Hospital employees have been disciplined following investigations into the September escape of a criminally committed patient from a field trip to the Spokane County Interstate Fair, state … 1

• Eastern State Hospital workers disciplined in Paul escape

  April 28, 2010 in City Seven Eastern State Hospital employees have been disciplined following investigations into the September 2009 escape of a criminally committed patient from a field trip to the Spokane County Interstate Fair, … 1

• Defense can see Zehm’s mental health file

  March 26, 2010 in City on Page A6 A federal judge ruled Thursday in favor of the city of Spokane and granted a motion brought by the attorneys for Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. to obtain Otto Zehm’s … 4

• Judge allows access to Zehm’s mental health records

  March 25, 2010 in City A federal judge today ruled in favor of the city of Spokane and granted a motion brought by the attorneys for Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. to obtain Otto Zehm’s … 25

• Lawyer defends Zehm handling

  March 20, 2010 in City on Page A1 A lawyer representing the city of Spokane argued for the first time Friday that Otto Zehm was suffering from “excited delirium” before his 2006 confrontation with police, making it a … 11

• Driver accused hitting 2 at WSU to stand trial

  March 11, 2010 in Idaho A Moscow man accused of injuring two Washington State University students in a December hit-and-run has been released from a hospital and deemed ready to stand trial.

• Field trips seen as key to treatment

  December 18, 2009 in City on Page A1 Eastern State Hospital staff has been taking criminally committed patients on community outings to such places as Spokane Indians baseball games, Manito Park and the STA Plaza for years, according … 1

• State curbs field trips for some mental patients

    December 17, 2009 in City A state psychiatric hospital review panel has found that Eastern State Hospital policies and procedures were out of date and its staff was not paying sufficient attention to safety issues … 1

• Field trip violated hospital policies, report says

    October 2, 2009 in City Eastern State Hospital staff members escorting a field trip to the Spokane County Interstate Fair asked administrators two times to call 911 when Phillip A. Paul escaped from the group … 4

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