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Dorothea Dix Hospital
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820 South Boylan Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27699-3601
(919) 733-5540
This is the state’s oldest public psychiatric hospital. Its first patient was admitted in 1856. It has 307 beds.
The transition from John Umstead and Dorothea Dix Hospitals to Central Regional Hospital (CRH) will begin in early June and be completed by July 1, 2008. The CRH-Dix Unit will be operational upon the closing of Dorothea Dix Hospital.
CMS Inspections
Psychiatric hospitals are inspected on a regular basis. Inspectors may also come in to investigate problems that come up between regular visits. The Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Management Services (CMS) inspects the hospitals. CMS decides whether the hospitals are meeting its standards; if they are, then the hospitals can bill Medicare and Medicaid for patient care. Copies of CMS inspections for the past three years are available on this site (All reports are PDF documents, less than 100 KB, unless otherwise noted):
CMS Inspections of Dix: 2008
CMS Inspections of Dix: 2007
CMS Inspections of Dix: 2005
Joint Commission Reports
The Joint Commission, an independent not-for-profit organization that accredits health care organizations, also inspects hospitals. Copies of Joint Commission inspections for the past three years are available on this site:
CRIPA Review
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA) has reviewed North Carolina’s four state-operated psychiatric hospitals. As part of the state’s voluntary compliance with the U.S. Department of Justice, the state hired an independent, outside monitor who makes regular visits and inspections of facilities and makes recommendations for changes and improvements directly to the hospitals and reports progress to the U.S. Department of Justice and the state. Here are those reports:
Significant Events
If any deaths occur in the hospital, or if there are any significant patient injuries or significant events involving staff, these will be reported on this page (beginning in January 2008).
Death Reporting: Dix Hospital
| Date of Death |
Gender |
Expected/Unexpected |
| 2-21-08 |
Male |
Expected |
Patient Injury Reporting: Dix Hospital
| Date of Injury |
Gender |
Followup Action
(Clinical Review, Safety Review, Abuse/Neglect Investigation, or Criminal Investigation) |
| 8-8-08 |
Male |
Clinical Review |
| 3-27-08 |
Male |
Safety Review |
| 3-27-08 |
Male |
Safety Review |
Weekly Admissions and Discharges
Weekly Admissions and Discharges for Dix Hospital
(Discharges exclude deaths)
* Admission/discharge data for Dix effective 7/19/08-07/25/08 reporting period contained on Central Regional Hospital page, reflecting administrative consolidation of facilities.
| Date |
Adolescent Admissions |
Adult Admissions |
Total Admissions |
Adolescent Discharges |
Adult Discharges |
Total Discharges |
7-12-08
to
7-18-08 |
5 |
50 |
55 |
5 |
48 |
53 |
7-5-08
to
7-11-08 |
2 |
58 |
60 |
6 |
53 |
59 |
6-28-08
to
7-4-08 |
4 |
49 |
53 |
1 |
45 |
46 |
6-21-08
to
6-27-08
|
2 |
53 |
55 |
8 |
47 |
55 |
6-14-08
to
6-20-08 |
6 |
60 |
66 |
7 |
66 |
73 |
6-7-08
to
6-13-08 |
3 |
57 |
60 |
8 |
57 |
65 |
5-31-08
to
6-6-08 |
3 |
57 |
60 |
2 |
54 |
56 |
5-24-08
to
5-30-08 |
4 |
60 |
64 |
7 |
45 |
52 |
5-17-08
to
5-23-08 |
6 |
54 |
60 |
4 |
65 |
69 |
5-10-08
to
5-16-08 |
5 |
63 |
68 |
7 |
54 |
61 |
5-3-08
to
5-9-08 |
7 |
74 |
81 |
4 |
60 |
64 |
Admission Delays
June 2008
- Delays in admissions by number of days: 19
- Number of patient referrals delayed because the hospital couldn't accept new admissions: 71
May 2008
- Delays in admissions by number of days: 16
- Number of patient referrals delayed because the hospital couldn't accept new admissions: 65
April 2008
- Delays in admissions by number of days: 17
- Number of patient referrals delayed because the hospital couldn't accept new admissions: 71
March 2008
- Delays in admissions by number of days: 25
- Number of patient referrals delayed because the hospital couldn't accept new admissions: 144
February 2008
- Delays in admissions by number of days: 12
- Number of patient referrals delayed because the hospital couldn't accept new admissions: 56
January 2008
- Delays in admissions by number of days: 26
- Number of patient referrals delayed because the hospital couldn't accept new admissions: 96
December 2007:
- Delays in admissions by number of days: 18
- Number of patient referrals delayed because the hospital couldn't accept new admissions: 43
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