Alasyn Zimmerman joined the KOAA News5 team as reporter and weekend morning anchor after spending two years in the northern Rockies.
PUEBLO, Colo. — Current and former employees of the Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo say there's a pattern of dangerous incidents between patients and staff in the Adolescent Behavioral Treatment Unit .
Brandon Bernal left his job as a clinical safety specialist at the hospital in October. Before his departure, Bernal said he was placed on administrative leave after what he called an"attempted riot" in the adolescent unit. Days before a Feb. 17 riot, employees say a shank was found on the unit. Employees say they believe patients were planning on using the shank during the incident. They also said that during the riot, patients stormed the nursing station on the unit.
As a result of serving this population, sometimes there are situations that escalate or are not ideal. When these incidents do occur, we come together as a hospital to ensure both the patients and staff are safe, provide training and support, conduct quality analysis, and if needed follow-up investigations. After an incident in which some staff were minorly injured, CMHHIP deployed additional staff to cover and support the staff that were involved in the incident.
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