Eric Witherspoon (above) visits his stepson, John, at Broughton Hospital, one of North Carolina’s three state psychiatric hospitals. “The system is so messed up,” he told me.

Eric Witherspoon (above) visits his stepson, John, at Broughton Hospital, one of North Carolina’s three state psychiatric hospitals. “The system is so messed up,” he told me.

One of the North Carolina’s largest psychiatric hospitals is facing major staffing shortages. The new Broughton Hospital in Morganton opened in 2019 after the state spent more than $150 million ...

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Amanda Ward, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Morganton, NC, 28655, (828) 544-5101, Amanda, a native of Morganton, began her career in healthcare as a registered nurse at Broughton Hospital.

Eric Witherspoon (above) visits his stepson, John, at Broughton Hospital, one of North Carolina’s three state psychiatric hospitals. “The system is so messed up,” he told me.

John inside Broughton Hospital, Morganton, North Carolina. (Dana Miller Ervin) Read more: Miami’s Model for Defendants With Severe Mental Illness. John has an IQ of 56 and a diagnosis of ...