SUSPICIOUS DEATHS AT MENTAL HOSPITALS (2002 - late 2006)<

19

Georgia Regional Hospital/Atlanta

34

Central State Hospital in Milledgeville

25

East Central Regional Hospital in Augusta

16

Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital in Rome

6

Georgia Regional Hospital/Savannah

14

Southwestern State Hospital in Thomasville

4

West Central Georgia Regional Hospital in Columbus

CAUSES OF DEATH (from 2002 to late 2006)

36

Choking (includes patients who died after ingesting food or vomit into lungs)

15

Infections

12

Suicides

8

Dehydration or malnutrition

8

Bowel obstructions

3

Medication errors

2

Physical restraints

18

OTHER (includes undetermined causes)

16

Unexplained / Suspicious (as classified by Department of Human Resources)

SNAPSHOT OF HOSPITALS

44

Rank of Georgia among 50 states in per capita spending on mental health services.

97

Average percentage occupancy rate in Georgia's state psychiatric hospitals.

83

National percentage occupancy rate.

2.09

Number per 1,000 Georgia residents who will be treated during their lifetimes in a state psychiatric hospital.

0.62

Number per 1,000 U.S. residents who will receive psychiatric hospital treatment.

44

Percentage of Georgia's mental health budget that goes to state hospitals.

29

National percentage of mental health care spending on psychiatric hospitals.

13

Percentage of Georgia patients readmitted to psychiatric hospitals within 30 days after discharge.

9

National percentage of patients readmitted within 30 days.

Sources: National Alliance on Mental Illness; Georgia Mental Health Gap Analysis, APS Healthcare, May 2005; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Mental Health Services' Uniform Reporting System, 2004.