State health officials told lawmakers Wednesday that they are making progress toward reducing staff shortages and mitigating safety concerns for staff and patients at Maryland’s troubled forensic psychiatric facility, the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center. (Photo courtesy state of Maryland)
Maryland’s troubled forensic psychiatric facility, the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center, has made strides in easing a staffing shortage, while working to mitigate safety concerns for both staff and patients, lawmakers were told Wednesday.
Perkins CEO Aliya Jones told the Joint Committee on Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight that while the job vacancy rate at the Jessup facility is still the highest of the Maryland Department of Health’s 11 facilities, it has fallen from about 26% last year to 17.6% today…