http://www.inforum.com/news/fargo-widow-sues-prairie-st-johns-husbands-death-suicide-3632788
From the Fargo Forum:
"Jennifer Waagen filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Cass County District Court against Prairie St. John’s Psychiatric Hospital.
Scott Waagen used a bed sheet fastened over the top of the bathroom door to try to hang himself. He was found by a psychiatric technician April 26 and died a week later at Sanford Medical Center.
He left behind his wife and three young daughters, all under 8 years old.
Jennifer Waagen’s lawsuit states her husband was admitted to Prairie St. John’s about 13 hours earlier for continuous surveillance after being diagnosed with a brief psychotic disorder.
The lawsuit accuses Prairie St. John’s of being negligent in failing to document and complete accurate assessments of Scott Waagen, and for failing to watch him and prevent his death by hanging.
Lawyers for Prairie St. John’s filed a response to the lawsuit stating no one at the facility was negligent in caring for Waagen, and that his suicide attempt was not reasonably foreseeable.
Instead, as a suicide victim, Waagen’s death was his own fault, the answer states."
So, according to the article.. the widow says she checked her husband in for continuous surveillance, and hours later he hung himself.. A week later he died.
She is asking for a pittance of 50k.. They should feel thankful she's asking so little.
But Prairie St John's is actually fighting this woman who IMO should be asking for way, way more, claiming they couldn't foresee it and weren't negligent. And they blame it on HIM!!!!! I mean seriously, he was under their care for mental issues! What horrible people to even say that. Then again, as we know.. They suck. SMH
Stay classy Prairie St John's... The dump by the Red River which always reminded me of some horror story. Once a dump always a dump, I guess. As for a horror story, maybe my childhood impression of that place wasn't too far off. My condolences to the widow. :( Our story could have ended so much worse when they increased what is a known bad combo for my child. They didn't take responsibility for that, but it makes me ill they would actually say that to a grieving widow. Unreal.
They have fancier buildings now around the cities as grew away from their birthplace-- but growing up in Fargo.. Well, I wish I would have known where they were from before setting foot in that place.
Suicide, prairie St. John's, Fargo, prairie care, mental health, lawsuit
