This story was originally published on Nov. 11, 2011. The Tennessee Department of Mental Health has suspended all admissions at New Life Lodge, effectively shutting down the state's largest residential drug treatment facility for four months or until an ongoing investigation is completed. The admissions freeze by Mental Health came after its investigation revealed the facility failed to provide adequate medical care to its patients. Admissions have been suspended for 120 days pending completion of the investigation. With a capacity of 228 beds, the rehab center in Dickson County is the largest in the state. As a result of the suspension, New Life Lodge, which is in the small town of Burns,...
11/11/11: New Life Lodge can't accept new patients
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New Life Lodge can't accept new patients
The Tennessee Department of Mental Health has suspended all admissions at New Life Lodge, effectively shutting down the states largest residential drug treatment facility for four months or until an ongoing investigation is completed. The admissions freeze by Mental Health came after its investigation revealed the facility failed to provide adequate medical care to its patients. Admissions have been suspended for 120 days pending completion of the investigation. With a capacity of 228 beds, the rehab center in Dickson County is the largest in the state. As a result of the suspension, New Life Lodge, which is in the small town of Burns, has been forced to lay off more than 100 employees,...
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Family files second suit over New Life rehab death
The family of a 29-year-old woman who died while under treatment at the states largest drug treatment facility filed a second $32 million lawsuit late last week disclosing new details of her rapidly worsening medical condition during the last days and minutes of her brief life. The suit filed in Dickson County Circuit Court charges that the then-chief medical officer at New Life Lodge, Dr. Jonathan Butler, and two nurses failed to take proper action even as Lindsey Poteets blood pressure plunged and she became so weak she could not even stand up. According to the...
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New Life Lodge owner loses bid to keep lawsuits separate
The parent company of the states largest drug rehabilitation center lost a critical legal battle on Monday when a judge rejected a motion that could have dragged out indefinitely a $32 million lawsuit stemming from the 2010 death of a patient. Dickson County Circuit Judge George Sexton consolidated on Monday wrongful death and medical malpractice lawsuits filed against New Life Lodge following the death of 29-year-old Lindsey...
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Death prompts new probe of New Life Lodge
The health care provided at the states largest drug rehabilitation facility is part of an investigation into the death of an 18-year-old man who was under the custody of the Department of Childrens Services. Savon N. Kinney died Sunday at Regional Hospital of Jackson, Tenn., nine days after he left New Life Lodge, the troubled drug rehab center in Dickson County. State officials declined to comment on the nature of Kinneys death, citing confidentiality laws. DCS spokeswoman Molly Sudderth said there are no longer any children in state custody at the facility. Kinney, who was diabetic, had difficulty walking around and was bumping into things around the familys...
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Death prompts new probe of rehab center
The health care provided at the states largest drug rehabilitation facility is part of an investigation into the death of an 18-year-old man who was under the custody of the Department of Childrens Services. Savon N. Kinney died Sunday at Regional Hospital of Jackson, Tenn., nine days after he left New Life Lodge, the troubled drug rehab center in Dickson County. State officials declined to comment on the nature of Kinneys death, citing confidentiality laws. DCS spokeswoman Molly Sudderth said there are no longer any children in state custody at the facility. Kinney, who was diabetic, had difficulty walking around and was bumping into things around the familys...
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New Life Lodge wants mother's lawsuit thrown out
The parent company for the states largest drug rehabilitation center is asking a Dickson County judge to dismiss a $32 million lawsuit brought on by the mother of a young woman who died after...
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Lawsuit moves forward against New Life Lodge
The stage appears to be set for a contentious and lengthy legal battle between the parent company of Tennessees largest drug rehabilitation center and the family of a woman who passed away during her rehab stint there last year. An hourlong hearing Monday in Dickson County Circuit Court foreshadowed a case that could last well into 2012 and possibly beyond. Kathy Mauk is suing CRC Health, which owns New Life Lodge in...
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New Life Lodge rehab center wants wrongful death lawsuit tossed
The parent company for the states largest drug rehabilitation center is asking a Dickson County judge to dismiss a $32 million lawsuit brought on by the mother of a young woman who died after checking into the facility last year. In its Sept. 30 filing in Dickson County Circuit Court, CRC Health claimed Kathy Mauks attorney did not follow the proper legal process for filing a medical malpractice lawsuit. CRC Health also argued in its filing that Lindsey Poteet bore responsibility for her own death. Poteet was 29 years old when she died last year on the same day she was supposed to...
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New Life Lodge rehab center wants lawsuit tossed
The parent company for the states largest drug rehabilitation center is asking a Dickson County judge to dismiss a $32 million lawsuit brought on by the mother of a young woman who died after checking into the facility last year. In its Sept. 30 filing in Dickson County Circuit Court, CRC Health claimed Kathy Mauks attorney did not follow the proper legal process for filing a medical malpractice lawsuit. CRC Health also argued in its filing that Lindsey Poteet bore responsibility for her own death. Poteet was 29 years old when she died last year on the same day she was supposed to...
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Lawsuit against drug rehab center settled
CHARLOTTE, Tenn. — A lawsuit filed over a death at New Life Lodge rehabilitation center has been settled. The Tennessean...
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