Hospital officials said the decision was made to ensure the safety of each patient.
Regional Hospital psychiatrist Mark Garry said placing autistic patients or patients facing memory loss in a room with potentially violent or suicidal patients creates an “explosive setting,” according to the article.
Residents in the area expressed concern over the decision, arguing that the nearest state-sponsored hospitals equipped to handle autistic patients on “the eastern side of the state” are “just too far away,” according to the article.
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