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Phoenixville Hospital staff gave man a ‘lethal dose’ of medication during mental-health crisis, his family says

Matthew Dougherty's family said in a wrongful-death lawsuit that staff at the hospital did not properly treat his mental illness and should not have called police.

Matthew Dougherty died in May 2024 at Phoenixville Hospital. His family has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit, saying he was improperly restrained during a mental-health crisis and given a lethal dose of a sedative by nurses there.
Matthew Dougherty died in May 2024 at Phoenixville Hospital. His family has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit, saying he was improperly restrained during a mental-health crisis and given a lethal dose of a sedative by nurses there.Read moreCourtesy Jenni Broadwell