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Geek Tyrant
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
Zach Braff Is Returning as J.D. in SCRUBS Reboot in Development at ABC — GeekTyrant
Zach Braff is ready to jump into scrubs again. ABC is currently developing a Scrubs reboot, and Braff is confirmed to return as everyone's favorite daydreaming doctor, John 'J.D.' Dorian. This new chapter is being produced by original series creator Bill Lawrence, though he won't be taking on showrunner duties this time around. The reboot's development has been a long time coming, mainly due to complicated rights negotiations between Disney (which owns Scrubs ) and Warner Bros. Television, where Lawrence has his current overall deal. Lawrence may be balancing hits like Ted Lasso , Shrinking , and Bad Monkey , but his heart still seems to be somewhere inside the chaotic, heartfelt halls of Sacred Heart. While Braff is the only original cast member confirmed so far, the reunion energy has been brewing for a while. In a Variety interview tied to the 20th anniversary of Garden State , Braff said: 'The idea of getting back together with my friends and doing like 10 or 12 episodes of maybe one or two seasons, and just laughing with everyone? That sounds like a dream.' As a longtime fan of Scrubs, I'm excited about this revival! It'll be fun to catch up with some of these characters and see what they're up to now. Hopefully, Bragg is t the only returning character. Originally airing in 2001 on NBC, Scrubs ran for seven seasons before moving to ABC for what was meant to be a series wrap with Season 8. Then came the experimental Scrubs: Med School era in Season 9, one that saw only Donald Faison and John C. McGinley stick around full-time, with Braff popping in for six of the thirteen episodes. The core cast, Faison (Turk), McGinley (Dr. Cox), Judy Reyes (Carla), Sarah Chalke (Elliot), Ken Jenkins (Kelso), and Neil Flynn (The Janitor), helped make Scrubs the rare medical comedy that swung between absurdist humor and emotional gut punches with shocking ease. No word yet on who else might return, or what tone this reboot will take… nostalgic continuation, soft reset, or something else entirely, but with Braff back and Lawrence involved, fans have reason to hope the magic's still there. Source: Variety
Irish Times
19-05-2025
- General
- Irish Times
Appreciation: Sr Eileen Brady
Sr Eileen Blathnaid Brady, who died on April 21st, was born in Dublin in 1934 to Sean Brady and Máire Ní Ghuairim. Mr Brady was a Fianna Fáil TD for 38 years in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown constituency. Ms Ni Ghuairim was an Irish teacher, writer, broadcaster and sean-nós singer. The family lived in Ranelagh and Sr Brady attended The Convent of the Sacred Heart, Leeson Street where her devotion to the Sacred Heart began. In 1953, Sr Brady entered the religious life at Mount Anville. She then trained as a teacher in the Froebel College, Sion Hill. In 1961, she made her final vows as a religious of the Sacred Heart. She taught in many schools; Craiglockhart School Scotland, Mt Anville, Armagh, Monkstown and Roscrea. Sr Brady was a gifted teacher greatly admired by her pupils; one of them said of her 'so dignified, serene, so genuine'. Her influence was a significant one in the formative years of young pupils. High principles and independence were the hallmarks of her family. In fact, her father was the only TD who suggested listening to the advice of the celebrated Irish-born US priest Fr Edward J Flanagan, who founded the Boys Town Home of Boys in Nebraska in 1917 on the organisation of the Industrial Schools in Ireland. All the other TDs rejected his criticism. Sr Brady was deeply contemplative and vigorously apostolic. Her classes were creative, introducing pupils to drama, music, nature studies, according to their level. Character formation was done with kindness and a warm heart. READ MORE After many years of teaching, Sr Brady was seconded to the diocese of Killaloe to work with the travelling community . A special interest and love of the community resulted in friends all over Ireland. During her retirement, Sr Brady began working in the Provincial Archives in 1994. She set up a much-appreciated professional research centre in Mt Anville House that can be accessed by academics, journalists, past pupils and others. It is a great historical asset. In 2022, the vast and meticulous research on the history of the Leeson Street Convent 1875-1967 was published by Sr Brady and edited by Máire Ní Chearbhaill. It was entitled The History of Two Dublin Georgian Houses 1750-1967. It is an account of the amazing work that was done for all social classes in an impoverished Ireland of the 19th and 20th centuries. Convent life went through many changes from the 1950s to the present day and Sr Brady adjusted well to the new styles of life. Wherever she lived she always created a homely atmosphere and accepted the vicissitudes of life. Sr Brady died at the age of 90 on April 21st, 2025. It was a privilege to know a person so loyal and kind to others. during a long and humble life. 'But the effect of her being on those around her was incalculably diffusive for the growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me, as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life....' George Eliot. – Joan Hutchinson
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Fast forward to the future: With expansion, Sacred Heart Care Center commits to its future
May 13—Sacred Heart Care Center employees and residents alike were all smiles on Tuesday morning as ground was broken on a commitment to the future of the skilled nursing facility. The project, which has been in the works for the last few years, is now officially underway and the optimism is high for a 59-bed facility that is in need of some updating and improving. "It's very exciting," said Sacred Heart administrator Laura Borris. "We're a 1960s building, so to be able to upgrade the technology and remodel the space is huge for the staff and the community. It'll allow us to fast forward and be here for the next 70 years." The project will be funded by the Dugan — Scallon Memorial Fund and it will allow residents to have a much more fulfilling day to day experience. According to Borris, the fund was gifted to the project in order to focus on resident quality of life and rehabilitation. The fund itself is rooted in the Catholic faith. The estimated $12 million project includes several building expansions for skilled nursing, adult daycare, and chapel spaces, as well as the renovation of 20,000 square feet of existing space and improvements to two acres of the site. The project is also expected to enhance the activity and social spaces for residents and families. Construction will begin this month still with expected completion in fall of 2026. "We'll be able to quadruple our physical therapy space and we'll be able to add a wing for private residence," Borris said. "It's been a huge push for this. When you're in need of care services, you're not wanting to share a room or a bathroom. Having space for families to be in the space of their loved one without another person was huge." Sacred Heart Care Center is located at 1200 12th St SW, Austin, MN and it has been open since 1964.
NZ Herald
12-05-2025
- Sport
- NZ Herald
First XV wrap: King's College play the percentages and win; Whanganui Collegiate stun St John's College; Hastings' hot streak ends in Wellington; Big guns unload early in Southern Schools Championship...
In fact, it was a big day all round for King's, with a rugby luncheon beforehand and kick-off belatedly brought forward 30 minutes to allow the players time to get their hair done before the big college ball on Saturday night. King's College fans celebrate victory over Sacred Heart. Photo / Bruce Holloway The ball theme was 'An Evening in Monte Carlo', and the King's College First XV, backed by a full house, were also happy to try their luck. They went all-in and hit the jackpot with a rugby display which has put them joint-top of the table with St Kentigern and St Peter's – and a points differential of plus 64. Sacred Heart were improved from their win a week earlier, always a threat, and led a couple of times in the first half. But some iffy defence and some longshot gambles deep in their own half ultimately cost them, while King's had several aces up their sleeve in the form of first five-eighths Marco Miln, fullback Calvin Harris-Tavita and flanker Johan Schaumkell. King's also had a knack for punishing mistakes. Doing the most damage for King's was Miln, who has over 40 caps in the bank. He ran adroitly and kicked with precision and it was his 50m burst down the left flank that allowed fullback Calvin Harris-Tavita – another key performer – to open the King's account. In one of the best plays of the day, from a ruck just inside the King's half, Miln stepped a confused Sacred defence and when tackled just short of the line was able to flick the ball up to Harris-Tavita. King's College first five-eighths Marco Miln considers his options. Photo / Bruce Holloway Schaumkell was one of King's most consistent performers last season and appears to have lifted his openside game even more, with some piercing runs and strong cover defence. Up front hooker Charlie Burn was on fire and prop Sione Manuopangai was a handful. But Sacred Heart also had their moments. Fullback Max Morgan, who had opened with an early penalty, entered the backline and close to the line had his offload intercepted by a player in an offside position. The result was a penalty try and a yellow card. A Miln penalty made it 10-10 and King's soon regained the lead with numerous phases from a knock-on resulting in a converted try under the posts to Zion Heiloa-Savaka. Another quickly followed as King's ran a clearing kick back, out wide. Sacred Heart kept the ball in hand more in the second spell and a try from a quick tap penalty from flanker Eitikeni Helu brought them back into the game at 21-15. But Miln used the wind well. His kicking kept Sacred pinned in their own territory and desperate to run the ball from everywhere. It soon led to King's overpowering them at a lineout for halfback D'Angelo Tupou to score in the corner. Flanker Johan Schaumkell on the charge for King's College. Photo / Bruce Holloway A real King's highlight was a late try to replacement winger Ollie Anderson to make the game safe. Playing his second match of the day, the lanky speedster seized upon a misdirected pass, kicked down the right wing, and regathered to go over the corner. How they celebrated. And for good measure Miln nailed a tricky conversion before also having the final say with a penalty. Skipper Cruiz Simpson had a huge game at No 8 for Sacred Heart, with some barrelling runs, while Finn Norrie also had his moments on the wing, despite sporting more bandages than an Egyptian mummy. But Sacred suffered from losing vice captain Morgan to a knee injury late in the first half and really need to fine tune their defence. Elsewhere front-rowers did the damage for St Kentigern College as they battled to a 20-15 home win over plucky Liston College to stay top of the table on points differential. There were tries to props D'Angelo Mikaele (2), Riley Grant-Faiva and replacement Sunia Vaka, though they did briefly trail 10-12, shortly after half time. For Liston, second five-eighths William Couper and centre Jonathan Simote scored tries, Max Stocker landed a conversion, and a penalty out in front to fullback Conrad Chaston narrowed the gap to five points. Kelston Boys' High School bounced back from a first-round loss with a 27-10 win over St Paul's College, where the action included a nice try in the corner to winger Blake Bruce, two to No 8 Vunivalu Niupalau and two penalties and three conversions from Max Talbot. Mt Albert Grammar secured a much-needed 24-12 away win over Dilworth School. Try scorers included lock Rico Allen, and first-five Finn McDrury, while for Dilworth there were tries to skipper Fuao Katoa and replacement Sepasetiano Mafi. Auckland Grammar School, fresh from a 35-5 exchange win over New Plymouth Boys' High, beat De La Salle College 58-5, after leading 29-5 at the break. St Peter's College chalked up 47 points for the second successive week in their 47-16 win over Botany Downs Secondary College. Their Mountain Rd derby with Auckland Grammar on Saturday should be a thriller. Auckland 1A draw, Saturday (home team first, all games 2.30pm): St Paul's v King's College; Dilworth v Botany Downs; Mt Albert Grammar v Sacred Heart; Kelston v St Kentigern; Liston v De La Salle; St Peter's v Auckland Grammar. Points: St Kentigern 10, King's College 10, St Peter's 10, Auckland Grammar 9, Kelston 6, Liston 5, Sacred Heart 4, Mt Albert Grammar 4, St Paul's 1, Botany Downs 0, De La Salle 0. Westlake and Rosmini dominate in North Harbour The Kyocera-sponsored North Harbour First XV championship is shaping up the way it normally does – with Westlake Boys' High School and Rosmini College sitting at the top of the table with huge points differentials and the other teams essentially playing for third and fourth spots in the playoffs. Westlake had no problem beating Takapuna Grammar 60-8 – despite coach Rob Mildenhall handing out debuts to halfback Kody Isgrovee, winger Adam Watson, prop Seth Louw and Brody Kirkland – while 11-try Rosmini beat Mahurangi College 67-6. Westlake's rest-and-rotation approach was perhaps a pointer to a big traditional exchange match at home to Tauranga Boys' College on Wednesday. Standout player for Westlake was solid-built Irish exchange student Tom Bolger, who dominated at lock in the first half as his team eased to a 38-5 lead at the break. Then in the second spell he dropped into the Westlake backline, with fellow lock Harry Cornelius left to run things in the tight. For all their dominance, Westlake were methodical but clunky, suffering from unfamiliar combinations. And unusually for Westlake, there was a lot of mauling. Takapuna Grammar never gave up and played with spirit. They didn't get into the Westlake 22 until the 34th minute, but when they did, at least No 8 Blake Sam Tripodi scored. First five-eighths Joaquin Dechiara contributed a try, two penalties and two conversions as Rangitoto College overcame Massey High School 25-19. Massey's tries all came from the front row with sub Hawaiki Moore snaring two and prop Emanuel Taulapapa one. North Harbour draw, Saturday (home team first, all games midday): Mahurangi v Whangarei; Takapuna v Rangitoto; Westlake v Orewa; Massey v Rosmini. Points: Rosmini 10, Westlake 10, Whangarei 5, Rangitoto 5, Mahurangi 4, Massey 1, Orewa 0, Takapuna Grammar 0. Whanganui Collegiate stun St John's College Tafai Ioasa is used to winning – and now the habit may finally be rubbing off on his Whanganui Collegiate first XV. The former All Blacks Sevens captain was part of six New Zealand teams to win the World Sevens Series and in 2006, he was a gold medallist at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games. Then the Hawke's Bay loose forward transitioned successfully into coaching and in 2019, guided Hastings Boys' High School to a National Top Four title and a 17-3 record. Tafai Ioasa on All Blacks Sevens duty in 2020. Photo / Photosport But finding the winning formula with Whanganui Collegiate has proven more challenging. In 2024, Whanganui won just one of nine matches in the central North Island Championship. However on Saturday Whanganui stunned the reigning Taine Randall Cup holders St John's College (Hamilton) 22-20 and captured the Rick Francis Memorial Shield. Ioasa has a new lease on life, and so do his players. 'I think I was too process-driven last year,' Ioasa said. 'I was too quick to give a solution rather than guide the boys to a solution. 'I've learned to teach skills through games and creativity rather than just drilling the same message over and over again. 'In New Zealand, we've always been able to improvise to find solutions. Sometimes we're guilty of getting too bogged down in structure. You've got to generate a love for the game, and I think our style of play this year will help that.' A see-saw contest was settled by Oliver Toohey. The Australian capped a good day for the wingers with a late surge to the corner. Earlier, Jack Amon, who shifted from centre to wing to cover a concussion departure, had scored, as did Lachie Stark, a boarder from Hamilton on debut. St John's scrummaged powerfully and was quick to seize upon turnovers, twice claiming the lead after surrendering it. Whanganui College rugby players hold the Rick Francis Memorial Shield, after beating St John's College (Hamilton). Photo / Supplied 'Our forwards were outstanding. You could throw a blanket over them. It was tit for tat – but when they had to deliver in those final minutes, they did,' Ioasa said. 'I really admire Tony Su'a and what they've done with the St John's programme. They're going through what we went through last year, with a high turnover of players. They'll remain competitive because they've good talent and good systems.' For Whanagnui, being less systematic has been a focus. In an environment where players have more liberty robust second-five, Jonathan Solomona was damaging and loose forward James Old toiled tirelessly and scored a try. 'Ideally, we might have had four or five games by now, but on the flip side, we feel fresh. 'We had a hit out against local high schools and got a hiding from Palmerston North. We were pretty disappointed with our effort against Palmy. We're not going to get too far ahead of ourselves, but there's no shortage of motivation after last season.' Meanwhile, Feilding High School started their Central North Island first XV campaign with a long Friday detour and delay in heavy rain due to a crash on SH3. Eventually, they got the job done with a 26-19 away win over Francis Douglas Memorial College A sharp dart by Peni Havea freed up Kingston Manihera-Dankwa to open the scoring and soon after a big break from Nixon Foreman allowed Tuharakia Wallace-McLeod to dive over. Francis Douglas replied before half-time through a lineout variation that saw Blake Davis surge through to score and make it 12-5. A high tackle saw Rory Gilmour collect an early penalty and bring the home crowd noise to the game. A win against the throw saw FDMC go on the attack and, after a couple of rucks, Gilmour stepped through to score. Feilding trailed 12-19 after a Rory Gilmour try and three penalties, but Wallace-McLeod and Tyrese Tane found a couple of mismatches and scored close to the posts and Foreman converted. Best for Feilding was hard-charging hooker Alani Fakava. His efforts in the final 15 minutes were critical in securing the win. Lindisfarne College beat St Paul's Collegiate 19-10 through tries to Reid Palmer, Noah Rogers, and Fletcher Mackay, while Rogers had two conversions in a match where both teams showed defensive brilliance. St Peter's School (Cambridge) beat Wesley College 31-7 away. Hastings' hot streak ends in Wellington A single defeat in May doesn't define a season, but Hastings Boys' High have a lot to learn after their 18-17 defeat by Wellington College. The visitors were the warmest of favourites to prevail in the capital. So far in 2025, Hastings have conquered the 2024 Auckland, Central North Island, and Wellington champions. By contrast, Wellington were beaten by Tauranga and Napier Boys' High School, and had been outscored 87-7 by Hastings in their previous two meetings. Yet it was Wellington who took the game to their much-vaunted rivals, who appeared unaccustomed to such heat. For Hastings, yellow cards in each half were bad enough, but slapping the ball out of a rival halfback's hands before he'd fed the scrum with five minutes remaining is downright petulant. Wellington were compressed on defence 30 metres shy of their posts. Despite faltering discipline, Hastings nearly won because of their uncanny capacity to hurt their opposition from turnovers or intuitive attacks. When Hastings put everything together, they are one of the best teams in the country. Wellington started with an aggressive cohesion that largely endured. The whole pack was industrious with prop Hyrum Betham, lock Laifone Kamoto, and No 8 Z'Kdeus Schwalger soaring. Wellington's initial punch paved the way for lock Taniela Tuangalu to wriggle over from close range. Hastings centre Triumph Voice was enterprising. In the 23rd minute, his searing outside break restored parity. It was Hastings' first trip inside Wellington's 22. Narvin Campbell applied ingenuity rather than flair in Wellington's reposit. The centre trailed a blistering break by winger Shea Boscher, collecting an in-pass that required him to hit the ground and bounce upwards like Noah Lyles in the starting blocks. The Wellington 22 was a rare destination for Hastings. When Hastings ventured inside, danger loomed for those in black and gold. A try for openside Vincent Kite was alarmingly simple. Upon the resumption, Wellington couldn't breach Hastings. After several minutes of earnest attack, the boot of Archie Sims was employed to chip over a penalty. Such adaptability made sense. Because, despite a cracking try from behemoth tighthead Mone Halaufia romping on the wing, Hastings' relationship with referee Ethan Loveridge continued to sour. Hastings were cut down to size by the arborist when Sims pocketed his second penalty goal from directly in front, 30m out – a success that proved to be a winner on his birthday. Hastings have the chance to atone for their unusually tempestuous display when they clash with St Patrick's College, Town at Evans Bay Park on Wednesday. St Patrick's College, Silverstream overpowered Napier Boys' High School 33-7 in Palmerston North. Co-captain Will Davis and first five-eighths Fletcher Cooper returned for St Pats and made a palpable difference. Silverstream dictated the scrums and a 20m drive for a try from a lineout underscored the Wellington champions' superiority. Cooper and Davis each scored tries and kicked four conversions between them. Vaitupu Vaitupu, Axel Daken and Jahvan Hunt were other try scorers for Silverstream. St Thomas rally Striking the right balance between a mental tune-up and tactical adjustments can be a precarious business for a coach of adolescents. Kieran Coll struck the jackpot with his halftime address for St Thomas of Canterbury College in their 38-34 win over Christ's College in the Miles Toyota Premiership. Trailing 27-10 at the break, St Thomas rallied with four second-half tries to overrun a side Coll predicts will 'go far' in 2025. 'We came out like a deer in the headlights,' he said. 'Christ's were very direct up the middle. They dominated the collisions and caught us on the edge a few times. When they had players in motion, they were a real handful. 'We talk about measuring ourselves in moments of adversity. At halftime, I challenged the boys' mindset while making a couple of small tactical changes. I'm bloody stoked with the way they responded.' Christ's fumbled the second-half restart. With a more assertive attack, St Thomas struck immediately, blindside flanker Bishop Neal scoring his second try. Refined discipline and a more physical 'carry-clean' ensured St Thomas maintained the newfound momentum. Tries to lock Halaifonua Faulao and replacement loose forward Nikora Mata'afa further bridged the gap. Second five-eighths Isaiah Savea claimed the winner. Neal is a talismanic personality and one of New Zealand's hottest rugby league prospects. At the New Zealand Rugby League Grassroots Awards in 2024, he was named Male Junior Player of the Year. Currently rising through the ranks as a member of the Warriors' SG Ball team, the Hornby Panthers product won the Premiership MVP award when St Thomas' successfully defended their national secondary schools title. Meanwhile, Christ's College take away two losing bonus points. Captain Alf Markham, loosehead prop Thomas Hazeldine, and fullback Jackson Grace can hold their head high. Elsewhere, St Bede's College edged St Andrew's College 25-20 for the Wyllie-Earl Shield, named after legendary All Blacks and proud old boys – Alex Wyllie (St Andrew's College) and Andy Earl (St Bede's College). The shield has been contested annually since 2005. Interestingly, Wyille's grandson Finn McLeod helped Christchurch Boys' High School win the 2023 Miles Toyota Premiership. McLeod's alma mater opened their premiership campaign with a 31-15 victory over Shirley Boys' High School. Nelson College hit the ground running, successfully negotiating their first Trustbank Cup defence of 2025 with a 43-12 win over Selwyn Combined. Nelson outscored the visitors seven tries to two with fullback Liam Soper and hooker Jack Potter both celebrating a double. Nelson have won 21 consecutive round-robin matches. Marlborough Boys College showed life for 2024 championship winners, and newly promoted Rangiora High School could be difficult, inflicting a 48-3 defeat upon the newcomers. Big guns unload early in Southern Schools Championship In Dunedin, King's High School were the biggest winners in a lopsided opening round of the Freeman Roofing Southern Schools Rugby Championship. King's slayed Dunstan High School 69-13, with winger Alex Smith bagging a quartet of tries. Highlanders No 8 Max Miller thrived with a double. Otago Boys' High School subdued Southland Boys' High School second XV 55-6. Jack Scott contributed 15 points. No 8 Hendrix Grant has represented his province in age-group union and league. On Wednesday, Southland Boys' stretched their competition winning streak to 11 consecutive matches by overwhelming John McGlashan College 67-19 in their annual, traditional fixture. Luka Salesa, Zeke Siolo and Caleb Harvey each ran rampant with two tries. Jack Brock accumulated 17 points through a try and six conversions The championship is split into three divisions of six schools to ensure competitive matches. Each pool plays a full round robin across five weeks. The winners of the lower-end Blue and Maroon pools will contest a playoff match on Saturday, 14 June, with the winner automatically promoted to Division 1 and the sixth-ranked team from Division 1 being automatically relegated to Division 2. Manurewa are back home Manurewa High School have returned to the Counties Manukau first XV competition after a number of years of playing in North Harbour. On Saturday they beat the Wesley College first XV development team 26-0. On Friday, Pukekohe High School, likely to be Manurewa's strongest opposition, beat Rosehill College 29-3. Meanwhile Tipene St Stephen's School are back in action after a break of more than 20 years, with just year 9 and 10 students currently, but could again be a real force in a couple of years. The original St Stephen's was opened in 1846 and shut down in 2000, having developed a formidable reputation in rugby. Between 1954 and 1994, the St Stephen's first XV enjoyed a dozen unbeaten seasons, winning the National Top Four in 1985 and 1991. They also produced quality players like All Black Dallas Seymour and Māori All Black and Waikato Ranfurly Shield-winning captain Deon Muir. # Readers are invited to send their first XV rugby updates, news snippets and hot takes to nzschoolboyrugby@
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Failing Sarah: How a 12-year-old girl ended her own life as her family fought for months to save it
May 9—Editor's note: This story includes discussion and descriptions of a child's suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, call or text 988, the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline in the United States. Sarah Niyimbona was "love, light, talent and potential," her family remembered in an interview last week. But after months of anguish and loneliness, the 12-year-old girl took her own life on the warm spring evening of April 13 by jumping from the fourth floor of a parking garage at the hospital where she was being treated for mental health challenges. Her death has left her family grief-stricken and angry, and her caregivers at Providence Sacred Heart Children's Hospital devastated. It also has raised major questions about how a girl with so many warning signs could have left her room. Her mother, Nasra Gertrude, wants to know how Sarah was able to slip out of her monitored hospital room, ride an elevator, walk to the parking garage and jump from the structure near Seventh Avenue and Bernard Street. She recalled being told to hurry to Sacred Heart. When she arrived, she burst into Sarah's room to hold her child for the last time. "I ask what happened," Gertrude told The Spokesman-Review. "How come she left the room without anybody seeing her? How come she walk all the way to the elevator without anybody seeing her?" Answers to those questions are at the heart of an ongoing investigation by the Washington state Department of Health and an internal inquiry by Sacred Heart. But such details won't be publicly disclosed until the investigation concludes, according to DOH. And Providence Sacred Heart leadership has declined interview requests, citing patient privacy laws and a pending lawsuit. News of Sarah's suicide was first reported by InvestigateWest. Gertrude blames the hospital for Sarah's death. She had been under its care since January. "I feel like they neglect my daughter and they neglect me. I feel like they were tired seeing Sarah there, so they didn't care about looking after her all the time," she said. In a brief statement, Providence wrote: "We are heartbroken about the tragedy that occurred at Sacred Heart Medical Center. Safe, compassionate care is always our top priority. We believe that Sacred Heart Medical Center provides compassionate and thoughtful care to our patients in alignment with our mission and values. We extend our deepest sympathy to the patient's loved ones." Attorney Matt Conner, who represents Gertrude, said the family looks forward to seeing the results of the investigation. The DOH issued what's called an immediate jeopardy notice to Sacred Heart the week of April 28. Immediate jeopardy occurs when a medical provider's noncompliance has "placed the health and safety of recipients in its care at risk for serious injury, serious harm, serious impairment or death," according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Hospitals have 23 days to fix conditions that caused CMS to issue an immediate jeopardy notice. In the case of Sacred Heart, investigators said the hospital quickly implemented a safety plan addressing the issues raised. If hospitals fail to fix the problems, CMS can suspend that hospital's participation status. In the case of Sacred Heart, suspending or ending participation in Medicaid and Medicare would erase 77% of its revenue and cripple the largest health care provider in Eastern Washington. "This was a needless tragedy. We will be initiating litigation shortly," Conner said Wednesday. Sarah's secret pain Gertrude is a single mother of six children between the ages of 3 and 19. A native of the Congo, she escaped her home country in the 1990s as a refugee during the genocide in neighboring Rwanda. She lived in Tanzania until immigrating to Spokane in 2010. She came with no other family except young children. Sarah was born to Gertrude in the United States in 2012. Her father had not been present in her life and now lives in Kentucky, according to Gertrude. The family lived in a Spokane apartment until displaced by a fire. They eventually moved in 2023 to Cheney where the cost of living is lower. Before the move, Gertrude described Sarah as a happy child. "Sarah loved everybody. She was a friend. She was welcoming. When she sees you, she wants to know where you come from. She wants to know you. Wanted," she said. But at Cheney Middle School, Sarah complained of being bullied. Children would call her ugly and big. A giraffe. She would fight these students and was suspended several times, according to Gertrude. In a statement, Cheney Public Schools officials said they were "deeply saddened" by Sarah's death. "As we mourn this loss, we continue to focus on supporting our students, staff, and families throughout our school community," district spokesperson Jenna Larson said in a statement. Starting last fall, Sarah would often wrap a scarf around her arm. She told her mom it was a fashion statement. One day, Gertrude forced Sarah to remove the scarf, revealing numerous scars from where Sarah had been cutting herself. Gertrude didn't understand at first. Where she grew up in Africa, she said, the concepts of mental health and being suicidal are not discussed. "Mental health in my country... Maybe it's there, maybe it is not. I never hear or see a child at Sarah's age going through depression. I never hear or see anybody who killed themselves," she said. "So when I see the cutting, I ask 'What is that?' And they would try, they would try to explain. It was hard for me to click in my mind that this is something very, very serious." Gertrude's 19-year-old daughter, Asha Joseph, said she was shocked by Sarah's self-harm. Sitting with her mother, she remembered thinking of her sister as a "sweet, optimistic person" who "found the light out of everything." But she knew her sister needed help and persuaded Gertrude to call 911. It marked the beginning of the family's engagement with mental health treatment for children. Within six hours, Gertrude said, Sarah was released from the hospital. Sarah's self-harm behavior quickly escalated to attempting suicide. According to Gertrude, Sarah was encouraged in this behavior by a 14-year-old girl who lived in the same Cheney apartment complex. After the two attempted to carry out a suicide pact, Sarah was taken back to Sacred Heart and within a few days was admitted to Inland Northwest Behavioral Health, a facility with a 25-bed inpatient psychiatric unit designed for children between the ages of 12 and 17. After a stay of a week or two at INBH, Sarah returned home. It didn't take long for Sarah to try again. From October to mid-January, Sarah made "countless" suicide attempts, Gertrude said. "It was just back and forth. She would come home. Maybe stay a week or two. And then she would attempt and go back to the hospital and might be transferred to INBH for a week or two. Then she comes home and it happens again," she said. Between October 2024 and her April 13 death, Sarah was admitted to Sacred Heart nine times and transferred to Inland Northwest Behavioral Health four times, Gertrude estimated. As her access to ways to hurt herself were restricted, Sarah found other means. At one point, she broke a colored pencil and used the wooden shards to cut away at her arms. She swallowed her mother's sleeping medication. She stole cough medicine from a gas station. When admitted for care, Sarah shared with her mother that she tried to jump out of windows and often fantasized about jumping out of the large window in her Sacred Heart hospital room. All the while Sarah rotated in and out of the hospital and INBH, Gertrude had to continue working as a full-time home care aid for the elderly to support and care for Sarah and her other children. "I was very scared and tired. I didn't know what to do," she said. In January, Sarah was released from another hold at Sacred Heart into Evangeline's House, a foster care and group home in Spokane run by the Salvation Army. Within two weeks, she attempted suicide by jumping out of a second story window. After that, Gertrude said, Sarah was readmitted to Sacred Heart. Gertrude said she stopped working by March and applied for paid family and medical leave to better take care of her children and visit Sarah more often. During this time, Gertrude said Sarah's reasons for harming herself often changed. "She would tell me that she does not know why she's feeling this way. Sometimes she would tell me it is because of friends' bad influence. Sometimes she will tell me that she wants me home. That I work a lot. Sometimes she'll say, 'I want my dad in my life. I want to see my dad when my dad is not in my life,' " Gertrude said. Sarah also told her she worried about inflicting financial hardship on the family. Gertrude said Sarah once found several hospital invoices that detailed the cost of treatment. The family's sudden onslaught of medical bills was a source of great anxiety for the 12-year-old, and Gertrude made it a point to try and hide the medical notifications and assure her that hospital stays and treatment elsewhere would be taken care of by the government. "I would tell her, let me worry about it. I know you need help, and those bills is not your problem at all," she told Sarah. Clamoring for care Sarah's extended stay at Sacred Heart is the outcome of a mental health system that is failing to match the needs of a growing number of children. Often a safety net for those with nowhere else to turn, hospitals such as Sacred Heart are not set up to care for children needing psychiatric care for weeks or months. "Hospitals are acute settings. The goal in an acute setting is stabilization so that you can step to that next place. Residential inpatient treatment is set up to feel a little more homey. A place where you can be a long time," said Washington State Hospital Association Director of Behavioral Health Brittany Weiner. Sacred Heart did have its own 24-bed inpatient child psychiatric unit until last year, claiming that a shortage of child psychiatrists, high costs and a low number of patients made the medical offering unnecessary. The hospital instead agreed to send people who qualify for such care to INBH if they are outside the scope of enhanced outpatient services. During the final months of Sarah's stay at Sacred Heart, INBH had such bed capacity. But Sarah, it was determined, needed something different. So her care team and mother tried to find Sarah an appropriate facility better able to help her. Such facilities have what are called Children's Long-Term Inpatient Programs, or "CLIP beds," considered the most intensive inpatient psychiatric treatment available. The average stay at one of these facilities is nine months, but the goal is to return the child to their home as soon as possible. CLIP is a publicly funded Washington state program that is supported by Medicaid, the federal and state government insurance program. "CLIP is a course of psychiatric treatment with a focus on stabilization and skill development/acquisition that aims to reintegrate children and youth back to their homes, families, communities, or long-term supportive environments, as soon as deemed clinically appropriate," the website reads. These facilities are available to children between the ages of 5 and 17. Children ages 13 and older can be involuntarily held at a CLIP facility for up to 180 days via a court order. But any child 12 and younger must be voluntarily admitted to the treatment program, which has four facilities in Washington totaling 109 beds. There's one in Eastern Washington, but Spokane's Tamarack Center is a small facility with only 16 beds available at any one time. With how limited CLIP beds are, children in need of them often languish for weeks or months awaiting availability. During her three-month stay at Sacred Heart, the hospital's care team found Sarah an open CLIP bed in one of the facilities in the Seattle area. Though the family was interested, Gertrude said, they passed on the opportunity. Gertrude said she couldn't arrange for an ambulance and was unable to take Sarah herself because of her responsibility toward her other children. So Sarah continued to stay at Sacred Heart. Options run out Sarah's death has spurred criticism of the decision to close Sacred Heart's Psychiatric Center for Children and Adolescents, which provided intensive care that may have been more clinically appropriate for Sarah than a stay in a room in the children's hospital. "This tragic suicide, less than eight months after closing the Providence Sacred Heart Psychiatric Unit for Children and Adolescents, raises major questions about access to the specialized care and treatment that adolescents with mental health issues need and deserve," said David Keepnews, the executive director of the Washington State Nurses Association, which represents the unionized nurses at Providence. "That unit provided much-needed services to Eastern Washington communities. Serious concerns about closing the unit were voiced by nurses and healthcare workers, community members and, notably, by former patients and their families." The decision to close the unit was driven by its high cost amid wider financial challenges at the hospital. Sacred Heart had $175.5 million in operating losses in 2023, according to the state Department of Health, though the children's psychiatric unit was losing about $2 million a year, per the closure announcement last year. Inland Northwest Behavioral Health is meant to provide capacity for the patients who otherwise would have received care at the Sacred Heart psychiatric center. At the time, INBH spokesperson Jamie Valdez said the organization had the capacity to care for the influx of patients. Sarah was transferred to INBH at least four times with stays from a few days to more than a week, Gertrude said. During Sarah's three-month stay at Sacred Heart, there was at least one instance when INBH refused to accept Sarah, her mother claims. Gertrude did note Sarah appeared to be improving in the weeks leading up to her death. Sarah's sister said that she improved the most when she was treated at INBH. "She really enjoyed INBH. They had a lot of kids there. But where she was in Sacred Heart, she did not get to socialize with a lot of kids. It felt like she's the only person that would always feel constantly alone. She doesn't have anyone to really talk to her. So it was hard," Joseph said. Valdez had agreed to an interview this week but changed course and instead emailed a written statement. The spokesperson also noted INBH could not comment on Sarah's case because of patient privacy laws. Sarah's death For much of her extended stay at Sacred Heart, Sarah had a "designated sitter" who would be in her pediatric hospital room or just outside at all times. About a week before her death, that regimen was changed to someone checking on her every 15 minutes, according to Gertrude. Whenever Gertrude visited Sarah, an alarm would ring when the door opened. Sacred Heart spokeswoman Beth Hegde declined to comment on any specifics surrounding Sarah's case, but when asked generally about locked rooms in the children's hospital, she said there are none. Some rooms, she said, are outfitted with door alarms or bed alarms. Gertrude said she last saw Sarah alive when she visited her on April 10. They spoke again over the phone two days later, on April 12. During the visit and again during the call, Sarah described frustrations with hospital staff for invading her personal space and expressed a desire to come home. Gertrude said she promised to broach the subject at a meeting about her care the following week. "Mom, I want to come home. I don't like it here. I'm tired of being here," Gertrude remembers her daughter saying. The next day, on April 13 at approximately 5:30 p.m., Sarah left her room, rode the elevators and crossed a skybridge to the parking garage where many expectant parents go for easy access to the maternity ward. Moving across the fourth floor, Sarah overlooked the garage's entrance on Bernard Street. From that southwestern edge, she jumped onto the concrete four stories below. Police tape remnants were still tied to a sign at the parking garage entrance this week. When interviewed for this story more than a week after Sarah's death, Gertrude said she still did not know which parking garage her daughter jumped from or where she landed. During the interview, she said she perused social media trying to find the location. "I want to know where she jumped, because that place — it's gonna stay in my heart forever. I want to be taking flowers there all the time," Gertrude said. Two 911 calls were made in the minutes after Sarah's fall — both from Sacred Heart security workers. Sarah survived the initial impact and can be heard wheezing in the background of one 911 call. The security guards tell Sarah not to try to stand on her broken body as one cradled her and spoke with a 911 dispatcher. Within minutes, Sarah was taken to Sacred Heart's emergency room just around the corner. Her mother paused every few words as she cried and described how she held her daughter telling her to wake up, praying to God to heal her. In the days after her suicide, a Providence representative called Gertrude with condolences. Gertrude asked the pressing questions: "How come she left the room without anybody seeing her? How come she walks all the way to the elevator in the open without you seeing her?" She felt some people grew weary of Sarah after all those months, and that perhaps led to carelessness in her oversight. "They haven't given me any answer at all. I trusted this hospital to take care of my daughter," she said. "My heart got a little peace. At least I can go to work without receiving a 911 call that Sarah had attempted or was taken to the hospital. At least I can sleep. At least I don't have to worry about Sarah much because I know she's in safe hands. I trusted this hospital."
