State keeps control of hospital Audio / Finances shelve privatization of Richmond State Hospital
Source: BY PAM THARP, Palladium Item (IN), February 2, 2008
A plan to privatize the operation of Richmond State Hospital has been shelved for financial reasons, the secretary of the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration said Friday.
The state hospital, which employs 600 people and cares for 300 patients from across the state, will remain open as a state-operated facility, Mitch Roob said. No employees will lose their jobs, he said.
...... FSSA could have looked to for-profit companies to manage the hospital, but Roob said that's been tried in other states and doesn't work well in mental health care.