From the Salem Statesman Journal, April 9, 2010 Anna Richter Taylor is wrong – mental health services are NOT a priority for Governor Ted Kulongoski. Under his watch and with his approval, state legislators mis-directed the future of funding for desperately needed outpatient services to unneeded and unwanted hospitals. This misdirection satisfies public employee unions […]
From the Salem Statesman-Journal, February 26, 2010 A blistering federal critique of patient care at the Oregon State Hospital wasn’t shared with a new hospital advisory board before it appeared this week in the press, prompting anger and complaints from members of the governor-appointed panel. “I was pretty disturbed that I read it in the […]
From the Salem Statesman Journal, February 24, 2010 Federal investigators have slammed Oregon State Hospital again, citing “alarming” failures in care for a patient who died at the Salem psychiatric facility in October. The U.S. Department of Justice found numerous flaws and failings in hospital care provided to Moises Perez during the year before his […]
From the Salem Statesman Journal, November 19, 2009 One report lauds reforms at state hospital; another decries failings of the system Wide-ranging reforms are boosting patient care and safety at the Oregon State Hospital, the leader of the Salem psychiatric facility told a legislative committee Wednesday. But on the heels of the upbeat assessment by […]
From the Salem Statesman Journal, September 19 2009 Negotiating secretly, federal and state officials have failed to find agreement, a situation that could put the facility under federal control Secret settlement negotiations between federal and state officials came close to a crucial agreement on Oregon State Hospital reforms, newly released records show. But no deal […]
Results of the 2006 U.S. Department of Justice review of conditions and practices at the Salem and Portland campuses of the Oregon State Hospital READ – full PDF document as a 47 page letter to Governor Ted Kulongski Overview The U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) Civil Rights Division is responsible under the 1997 Civil Rights […]
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