Hulin, Charles C. From: Hulin, Charles C. Sent: ‘Thursday, May 12, 2011 10:44 AM To: ‘mamma borgstrom@ynnn Subj ister sero" eS Attachments: Lippmann pdt Dear Ms. Borgstrom: Tattach above a letter of complaint our office has received from Walter Lippmann of Madison, Connecticut on behalf of his friend abe Thave also spoken to Mr. Lippmann on the telephone. He tells us that Ms. (WBA was left waiting for a week ina Yale-New Haven Hospital bed because no bed was available at the Yale Psychiatric Hospital. Mr. Lippmann believes that efforts could and should have been made to place Ms, (gggbin a psychiatric bed in a hospital other that Yale Psychiatric, Would you please ask-a member of your staff to investigate this situation and report to us? Was Ms = discharge from Yale-New Haven Hospital handled appropriately? ‘Thank-you. ‘Charles C. Hulin Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attomey General 55 Elm Street P.O. Box 120 Hartford, CT 06106 Phone: 860.808.5355 Fax: 860.808.5391 Email: Charles.Hulin@et.gov URL: httpset.gov/ag/ CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION: 17.2 }1\0Madison, CT 06443 May 11, 2011 Charles Hulin, Assistant Attomey General Slate of Connecticut Via Fax: 860-808-5391 ‘Dear Mr. Hulin, ‘This will confirm our conversation this morning at 11:30 am regarding the care of CARIB ho is currently a patient at Yale New Haven Hospital History: © MBBetrempted suicide twice within the past three months while living in TIAA CT. : T discovered her lying in bed unconscious and unresponsive. ‘+ Emergency responders transported her to Yale New Haven Hospital Emergency Room. Clinical Course: ‘+ Afier given intensive medical care, she was then medically cleared by the attending physician on May 4, 2011 to go to Yale Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital ‘+ On Saturday, May 7, 2011, I was told that RM attempted to wrap an oxygen fine around her neck in a fourth suicide attempt in three months. © From the timc SIMI regained consciousness, YNH had a sitter in the room with her 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Problems and Concems: + Since her medical clearanee, Yale Psychiatric claims to have no inpatient bed available + Despite repeated requests by the attending physician and myself to appropriate YNH officials, nothing has been done to give MJB the psychiatric care and treatment that she very much needs and deserves. ‘+ No one at YNH or Yale Psychiatric has thought outside the box and tried to place fib in another inpatient facility other than Yale Psychiatric Hospital ask that you please investigate and notify the appropriate Connecticut State agencies so they can look both atthe cost of maintaining a patient in a non-necessary medical bed with a round the clock sitter to watch rer while filing to seek a suitable inpatient psychiatic bed. Very Truly Yours, Walter Lippmann,