Medical center faces lawsuit for ‘understaffed and unsecured’ conditions | Behind the Investigation

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A Clayton County hospital is accused in a lawsuit of putting vulnerable patients at risk. Darryl Lynn Fussell II was having a mental health crisis and escaped the Southern Regional Medical Center, even though he was on an involuntary 1013 hold. Our Atlanta News First investigation found 44 patients have been reported missing from the location in the last three years.
Read the full investigation here: https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2024/12/18/dozens-patients-reported-missing-this-metro-atlanta-hospital/