By Alan Gustafson, Statesman Journal, Jan. 19, 2012 A new two-tiered system for releasing criminally committed patients from the Oregon State Hospital is being launched at the Salem psychiatric facility, raising hopes that some patients will have shorter, less costly stints of care. But even as some patients and mental health advocates welcome the new […]
Dear OSH Advisory Board Members: I have some news to share with you regarding the USDOJ investigation of the hospital. After yesterday’s meeting, I learned that the Attorney General received a letter indicating that the USDOJ was expanding the scope of its investigation at the Oregon State Hospital to include community-based mental health services. I […]
From the Salem Statesman Journal, July 2, 2010 The state remains at odds with federal investigators amid an expanding civil-rights investigation into the Oregon State Hospital. The gap emerged again Thursday as the state complied with a sweeping records request made by the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, which has been […]
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, 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 […]
From the Salem Statesman-Journal, June 13 2009 Federal investigators plan to return to the Oregon State Hospital next month for a fresh review of patient care and conditions. Eighteen months ago, the U.S. Justice Department’s sharp critique of Oregon’s main mental hospital shocked state officials and spurred reform-minded changes. A team will examine patient care […]
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