At face value, some state health workers are comparatively well-compensated. All of the 55 prison employees who earned more ...

Content warning: This story contains accusations of child sexual assault. A former psychiatric technician at Atascadero State Hospital will face trial on charges he sexually assaulted a child, a judge ...

A new state audit finds vacancy rates above 30 percent despite hundreds of millions spent on salaries, bonuses and contract ...

California workplace safety officials have once again fined a state mental hospital for failing to keep staff members safe from patient assaults. The most serious of the citations issued by Cal/OSHA ...

California's essential health care facilities are wasting money on expensive contract labor amid chronic staffing shortages, ...

Atascadero State Hospital is admitting fewer patients each week and has closed one of its special admission units in response to a shortage of psychiatrists there. The forensic hospital, which treats ...

A COVID-19 outbreak is affecting Atascadero State Hospital (ASH). As of Monday, the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department reported confirmed cases among 14 patients at the Atascadero ...

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a patient at Atascadero State Hospital was killed and an employee was injured during an alleged attack by two other patients. Ken August, spokesman for ...

Courtney Forzetting loved helping people. As a psychiatric technician at Atascadero State Hospital, she enjoyed using her skills to assist the mentally ill. Her 10-year career left her fulfilled. All ...

Izzy Romero is your community news reporter covering northern San Luis Obispo County, including San Miguel, Paso Robles, Templeton, Atascadero, and Santa Margarita. The Department of State Hospitals - ...

Internal communications and official figures from Atascadero State Hospital reveal that at least four patients and a total of 21 staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. The Tribune obtained ...

ATASCADERO, Calif. — By the time most colleagues heard the emergency alert, Wahida Abdeen-Poncelot was unconscious, her blood pooling beneath her. Her head was gashed, a kneecap shattered. The ...