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Are Oregon State Hospital consultants worth it?

February 27, 2011
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From the Salem Statesman Journal, February 27, 2011 State officials refuse to answer questions about two mental-health consultants who have been paid $1 million to help the Oregon State Hospital respond to an ongoing U.S. Department of Justice investigation of the Salem psychiatric facility. The taxpayer-subsidized tab for the consulting duo has nearly doubled since […]

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Patient’s death at Oregon State Hospital likely a suicide

December 29, 2010
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From the Salem Statesman Journal, December 29, 2010 An Oregon State Hospital patient apparently committed suicide Monday night in a single-person bedroom in the hospital’s forensic psychiatric program, officials said Tuesday. The female patient died on Ward 50I, a medium-security forensic unit that houses more than two-dozen men and women. A staffer reportedly found the […]

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Oregon State Hospital doctor disciplined for neglect

September 24, 2010
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From the Salem Statesman Journal, September 24, 2010 An Oregon State Hospital doctor failed to examine a mental patient whose “excessive bleeding” later required surgery at Salem Hospital, according to a state investigation report released Thursday. READ – Offices of Investigations and Training report on Dr. Alexander Horwitz, issued July 28, 2010 Dr. Alexander Horwitz […]

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OSH superintendent candidate names revealed

July 23, 2010
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From the Salem Statesman Journal, July 23, 2010 The three candidates who interviewed this week for the top leadership job at the Oregon State Hospital oversee state-run psychiatric hospitals in New Jersey, Alaska and Arizona, the Statesman Journal learned today. The candidates are: Gregory Roberts, assistant director for the Office of State Hospital Management in […]

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Oregon State Hospital reprimands five in patient’s death

June 18, 2010
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From the Salem Statesman Journal, June 19, 2010 Oregon State Hospital reprimands five in patient’s death – tougher sanctions were ruled out in medical-neglect case Five Oregon State Hospital employees have received letters of reprimand in connection with inadequate care for a patient who died at the Salem psychiatric facility in October, documents released Thursday […]

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Oregon State Hospital cuts keep front-line hires intact, freezes hiring adminstrative

June 10, 2010
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From the Salem Statesman Journal, June 10, 2010 A $4.8 million package of proposed budget cuts at the Oregon State Hospital includes a freeze on hiring administrators and a delay in hiring of staff for the second phase of hospital replacement project. But the understaffed and overcrowded psychiatric facility in Salem is moving forward with […]

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The State of the Oregon State Hospital

April 12, 2010
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From OPB.org, April 12, 2010 The Oregon State Hospital was in the news again recently. Hospital superintendent Roy Orr‘s resignation April 2 coincided with the release of a report (pdf) on the investigation into the death of a patient at the mental hospital last October. Richard Harris, head of the Addiction and Mental Health Division […]

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Governor rejects Oregon State Hospital oversight

April 10, 2010
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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 […]

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Doctor associated with patient’s death reassigned: state hospital psychiatrist given ‘nonpatient’ duties

April 9, 2010
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From the Salem Statesman Journal, April 9, 2010 A shakeup is continuing at the Oregon State Hospital in the wake of a state investigation that found the hospital neglected a patient who died at the Salem psychiatric facility last fall. Dr. Michael Robinson, a psychiatrist who oversaw the treatment of Moises Perez on hospital Ward […]

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Oregon State Hospital chief Roy Orr resigns

April 2, 2010
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From the Salem Statesman Journal, April 2, 2010 Oregon State Hospital Superintendent Roy Orr has resigned, officials from the Department of Human Services announced today. Deputy hospital Superintendent Nena Strickland was named interim superintendent effective today, DHS Director Bruce Goldberg said in a news release. The announcement came as the state released a report that […]

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