A Kent County mental health administrator will take over as director of the Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital in early January. The state Department of Community Health says Jill Krause's first day in her new job will be January 7th.
Krause has been in charge of the mental health services authority in the Grand Rapids area.
The state is reviewing operations at the Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital following allegations of patient abuse there earlier this year. The issue led to the firing or resignation of some hospital employees and the departure of long-time KPH director James Coleman.
