Patient on psychiatric hold dies by suicide in Mission Hospital emergency department

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A Mission Hospital patient under an involuntary commitment order died by suicide inside the psychiatric unit in the early morning hours of May 21, Asheville Watchdog has confirmed.

The patient, whom The Watchdog is not naming at this time, was brought to the hospital by law enforcement, according to four people familiar with the incident…

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