Life Safety Violations at Brooke Glen Behavioral

By Walter F. Roche Jr.

A Montgomery County behavioral hospital has been cited by state health surveyors for violations of the federal Life Safety Code.
The Brooke Glen Behavioral Hospital, part of the Universal Health Services group, was inspected in October. The deficiencies include unsealed mortar joints above a suspended ceiling and a missing sprinkler escutcheon.
Inspectors also found that the 146 bed hospital "failed to maintain heating, ventilation and air conditioning effective for the entire facility."
A junction box was missing a cover plate and the space between and a door frame was too wide. Three doorways were obstructed.
The hospital was also cited in a separate inspection for failing to discard an outdated anti-psychotic drug.
There was no plan of correction filed in response to the life safety report.
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