Acadia Healthcare: Meadowwood Psych Facility Staff Neglected to Start CPR Immediately; Patient Died

April 16, 2025

On an early summer morning in 2023, staff at one of Delaware’s largest psychiatric hospitals and addiction detox centers found a patient unconscious, according to a state inspection report obtained by Spotlight Delaware.

After the discovery, nine minutes passed before staff began to perform CPR on the patient, who was not named in the state records.

“‘Code Blue’ incident revealed a nine-minute delay between discovery of Patient 5 unconscious and the initiation of CPR by staff,” the report stated about the emergency at the MeadowWood Behavioral Health Hospital.

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