Patients with acute needs, such as those involuntarily committed by court order, linger in emergency rooms or jails awaiting a bed. Last year, the wait to be admitted to old Broughton Hospital ...

A new Broughton psychiatric hospital in Morganton is more than two years behind schedule, due to a string of construction mishaps. It's at least a year away from completion, delaying further the ...

Broughton Hospital loses accreditation By Lynn Bonner - (Raleigh) News & Observer. Updated August 18, 2008 6:20 AM. The state's mental hospital in Morganton lost its accreditation last week ...

MORGANTON -- Since the first patient walked into Broughton Hospital in the late 1800s, the state-run mental health institution has seen its share of growth and downsizing. New plans to slash the size ...

State health officials announced Broughton Hospital will get a major organizational overhaul after Posted 2007-09-24T19:45:25+00:00 - Updated 2007-09-24T19:45:25+00:00 ...

The department told him the hospital can’t request a reverse 911 and that Broughton police were notified. It is reviewing the incident and said it will take any necessary corrective measures.

MORGANTON, N.C. — Construction of a new mental hospital in Morganton began Wednesday. Gov. Bev Perdue joined Broughton Hospital leaders for the groundbreaking. Crews tore down several buildings ...

The state mental hospital in Morganton has lost its bid to remain an accredited facility. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services said today that Broughton Hospital lost an appeal seeking ...

A North Carolina mental hospital should never have had its funding halted because of an investigation following a patient's death, an administrative law judge ruled. In a 42-page opinion released ...