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    ‘Scandalous’: LA General again among highest in US in restraining psychiatric patients

    by Emily Alpert Reyes and Ben Poston, Los Angeles Times Feb 04, 2024 4 minutes
    Los Angeles General Medical Center restrains psychiatric patients at the Augustus Hawkins Mental Health Center at a higher rate than any other hospital in the state.

    LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles General Medical Center restrained patients in its psychiatric inpatient unit at the fourth-highest rate of any such facility in the United States, newly released annual figures show — the latest evidence of a persistent pattern that has troubled local leaders and mental health advocates.

    Under federal law, hospitals are prohibited from restraining psychiatric patients except to prevent them from harming themselves or others. Patients are only supposed to be strapped down as a measure of last resort after other steps fail. Experts warn it can traumatize patients, damage trust and ramp up the risk of injuries.

    The L.A. County-run public hospital again had the highest rate of restraining psychiatric inpatients of any facility in California, according to data released this

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