Apr 17, 2012 | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Inmate accused of injuring Torrance hospital workers
Joe Napsha is a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review staff writer and can be reached at 724-836-5252 or via e-mail. An Allegheny County Jail inmate is accused of injuring two female Torrance State Hospital employees, punching and kicking one of the women in the head during a disturbance last month in the Derry Township facility.
Torrance State Hospital's financial oversight criticized
State Auditor General Jack Wagner said Thursday that he will examine the state's $17.5 million contract for medical services with Liberty Healthcare Corp.
AG: Welfare Department's lax monitoring costing taxpayers
HARRISBURG Auditor General Jack Wagner said today he would broaden his look at the Department of Public Welfare for paying millions of dollars to contract for psychiatrists and other medical personnel after a special performance audit uncovered a tangle of ethical conflicts, questionable billings, poor supervision and other administrative ... (more)