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COVID-19 cases top 200 at Washington’s largest psychiatric hospital as layoffs announced By MARTHA BELLISLE, Associated Press Published: December 17, 2020, 11:09am Share: FILE - In this March 19, 2020, file photo, an employee walks near an entrance to Western State Hospital in Lakewood, Wash. As coronavirus cases top 200 in Washington state's largest psychiatric hospital, officials are implementing new procedures to try to get it under control. Making matters worse, the economic downturn that resulted from the pandemic, and the loss of revenues needed to run state govern...

COVID-19 cases top 200 at hospital as layoffs announced By MARTHA BELLISLEDecember 17, 2020 GMT FILE - In this March 19, 2020, file photo, an employee walks near an entrance to Western State Hospital in Lakewood, Wash. As coronavirus cases top 200 in Washington state's largest psychiatric hospital, officials are implementing new procedures to try to get it under control. Making matters worse, the economic downturn that resulted from the pandemic, and the loss of revenues needed to run state government, is forcing the Department of Health and Human Services to make budget cuts, including layof...