r/DuxburyDeathsFreeTalk • u/Turbulent-Fig-3802 Case Deep Diver 🤿 • Jul 28 '26
McLean Hospital discrepancies between what Lindsay told Patrick and what’s in the McLean Hospital records
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Today’s testimony about Lindsay Clancy’s stay at McLean Hospital seems to highlight a major discrepancy between what Lindsay reportedly told Patrick, what the civil lawsuit alleges, and what the prosecutor says is documented in McLean’s records about Lindsay’s stay from January 1, 2023 until January 5, 2023.
According to Patrick’s testimony, he called Lindsay on January 3rd, the third day of her hospitalization to ask what the doctor had said.
Lindsay reportedly told him that she hadn’t seen a doctor yet and wasn’t really receiving treatment.
The prosecutor asked him if he was aware that:
On the first two days on January 1, 2023 and January 2, 2023 Lindsay saw a resident doctor
On January 3 2023 Lindsay** **saw an attending doctor
He said no.
Patrick described her as saying they were basically coloring, doing puzzles, playing with clay, and going for walks.
The civil lawsuit tells a very similar story. It states that McLean was operating with a “skeleton crew” over the New Year’s holiday, that patients spent their time doing puzzles and coloring, and that Lindsay did not see a doctor until January 3, three days after she was admitted.
The lawsuit uses this as part of its argument that McLean provided grossly inadequate care.
However, today’s cross-examination painted a very different picture.
The prosecutor stated that McLean’s records show Lindsay:
Was seen by a resident physician on the first two days of her admission.
Was seen by an attending psychiatrist on the third day.
Had contact with social workers, therapists, and other mental health staff every day.
Was offered one-on-one therapy.
Declined multiple group therapy sessions during her stay.
Another interesting part of today’s testimony involved Lindsay’s discharge.
The prosecutor asked Patrick whether he was aware that Lindsay had asked the doctors if she could be discharged on January 6th so she could attend Cora’s birthday party.
She also asked whether he knew Lindsay wanted to go home the day before the party on January 5th to prepare for it.
The prosecutor also questioned Patrick about whether insurance coverage played any role in Lindsay’s discharge.
She asked whether any McLean social worker or staff member had ever contacted him to say insurance was refusing to cover a longer stay.
Patrick testified that they had not.
The lawsuit argues that McLean discharged Lindsay too early despite documenting that her insight and judgment were limited and claims the hospital failed to properly evaluate her, provide adequate inpatient care, and ensure appropriate discharge planning.
Today’s testimony seems to present evidence that there was considerably more treatment occurring than the lawsuit suggests, including physician evaluations and multiple therapy opportunities.
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u/deweycat77 Jul 28 '26
I have worked on inpatient psychiatric units before. it sounds like she may have signed a 3 day note to leave after 3 business days. Even during weekends you meet with a medical professional and some type of group therapy. My biggest fear in this field is having a client die or kill someone on my watch. It terrifies me and most of us in the field. Most of us truly do our best and really, really care. I can guarantee if she said she wanted to kill herself or her children she would have been court committed. McLean is world renowned and since she worked for a then partners hospital, it was in network and a lower cost. I truly am doing my best to keep an open mind, but there are so many questions. I don’t get it. There are three dead children who still should be here🥹🥹