Acadia Healthcare: Meadow Wood Psych Facility Fined $10K for Patient Escape, Falsifying Record

August 21, 2025

In July, Delaware state health officials fined a New Castle psychiatric hospital for the first time, after the hospital failed an inspection in May.

The fine comes months after a Spotlight Delaware investigation that detailed years of violations and leniency from the state.

The facility in question, MeadowWood Behavioral Health Hospital, was fined $10,000 after a patient escaped the facility on May 22. Spotlight Delaware learned of the fine after filing a Freedom of Information Act request.

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