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Around 80% of the psychiatric hospitals in the U.S. that have violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act in the past 15 years are owned by for-profit corporations. Only a few have faced any repercussions from regulators. (Published Sept. 2025)

propublica.orgFor-Profit Corporations Are Buying Up More Psychiatric Hospitals. Some Flout Federal Law With Scarce Repercussions.Psychiatric hospitals — increasingly owned by for-profit corporations — are illegally turning away patients during crises. Yet only a handful face penalties, with fines that are trivial, a ProPublica ...

4/6/26, 9:00 pm158 reposts320 likes

Susan C. T.

@arts-letters.bsky.social

4 June

This sounds very, very dangerous.

harleycat24.bsky.social

@harleycat24.bsky.social

4 June

Private equity ownership of healthcare providers is always disastrous for those seeking treatment and insanely lucrative for the shareholders. There just really isn’t any other way to slice that pie.

Dr. Tanya Lentz, R.Psych.

@pednpsy.bsky.social

5 June

Canadians, this is privatized healthcare. We do not want this.

NurseQ AntiFascist: boycott big businesses

@nursequixote.bsky.social

4 June

For anyone reading... you can file complaints for investigation with your State Department of Health. EMTALA (patient dumping) violations are serious legal offenses. If substantiated the facility gets a citation, civil money penalty and is put on the track toward termination of reimbursement.

smknjohnny17.bsky.social

@smknjohnny17.bsky.social

4 June

this is whats called; WAREHOUSING PEOPLE! just like nursing homes! take care of your family! they will not!

thecrimeof.bsky.social

@thecrimeof.bsky.social

4 June

Say it isn't so