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A New Brunswick ombud report exposes widespread abuse at Restigouche Hospital Centre, where psychiatric patients faced prolonged restraint, neglect, and assaults due to systemic failures.
A New Brunswick ombud report reveals widespread abuse at Restigouche Hospital Centre, where psychiatric patients endured prolonged restraint and seclusion without proper oversight, leading to unsanitary conditions, unmet basic needs, and reported physical and sexual assaults.
Some patients used desperate methods to signal distress, but help was often delayed or denied.
Restraint and seclusion were improperly used, with no tracking systems in place across health networks.
The findings follow prior reports of similar issues and a $17-million settlement.
The ombud made 21 recommendations for systemic reform, including better training, infrastructure, and oversight, with health authorities pledging to act.
Un informe del Defensor del Pueblo de Nuevo Brunswick expone un abuso generalizado en el Centro Hospitalario Restigouche, donde los pacientes psiquiátricos enfrentaron restricción prolongada, negligencia y agresiones debido a fallas sistémicas.