From the Salem Statesman Journal, April 24, 2012 A theft of patient information from the car of the Oregon State Hospital’s chief of psychiatry has created a confidentiality breach affecting approximately 550 current and former patients, the hospital reported today. Patients at Oregon State Hospital received a hand-delivered letter today explaining the details of the […]
The Mental Health Association of Portland has opposed the re-creation of the Oregon State Hospital, and the santization of it’s history. The film, “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” is a direct and harsh criticism of the hospital and its ilk, as operated by all superintendents, including Dean Brooks. Note: to date, the OSH Museum […]
From the Salem Statesman Journal, November 28, 2011 The administrator of the $458 million Oregon State Hospital replacement project will shift to a new job early next year, becoming interim director of the state office of addictions and mental health treatment programs. Linda Hammond, who has steered construction of a soon-to-be-completed state hospital complex in […]
To: Addictions and Mental Health Services Interested Parties From: Bruce Goldberg, M.D., OHA Director Today I share news of the January retirement of Richard Harris, director of the Addictions and Mental Health Division. Richard has been a truly outstanding leader at AMH and OHA during more than three years of service. As many of you […]
From the Salem Statesman Journal, August 17, 2011 Nearly 175 Oregon State Hospital patients moved out of cramped, obsolete quarters on the Salem campus Tuesday, taking up residence in a newly opened part of the $280 million hospital replacement facility, called Trails. It was a good, first day in Trails for patient Lynn Jones, who […]
From the Salem Statesman Journal, August 4, 2011 The Oregon State Hospital has named a new chief medical officer, the highest-ranking clinician at the Salem psychiatric facility. Dr. Rupert Goetz, 59, was selected after a nationwide search. He will lead the hospital’s clinical departments, including psychiatry, psychology, social work, medicine, rehabilitation, nursing and recovery services. […]
From the Portland Tribune, July 14, 2011 Portland hospital at vanguard of national mental health movement Loud music from the drug nest below Henry Linebaugh’s Northeast Portland apartment rattled his windows last Wednesday. The 65-year-old Linebaugh, a former patient of the Oregon State Hospital, went downstairs and yelled at his neighbors before remembering what peer […]
From Oregonhealthauthority.net, May 25, 2011 In the adjoining picture, from left to right are Greg Roberts, Superintendent of the Oregon State Hospital, Matthew Kirby, Oregon State Hospital patient and advocate, and Richard Harris, Assistant Director of the Oregon State Addictions and Mental Health Division. Our two cents: this picture would have been unimaginable five years […]
From the Salem Statesman Journal, May 9, 2011 Psychiatric facility attempts to improve employee accountability A failure to root out bad employees has posed recurring problems at Oregon State Hospital in Salem, consulting reports and interviews reveal. It’s a festering sore point for many OSH managers and front-line staffers who are working hard to turn […]
From the Salem Statesman Journal, March 29. 2011 Two managers in Oregon State Hospital’s transitional housing program have been reassigned to other duties, and an independent investigation will look into patient complaints against the employees. Superintendent Greg Roberts reassigned the two nurses, Larry Belcher and Elaine Roper, on Tuesday, one day after patients outlined a […]
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