January 2004 – Mental Health PDX

Lane County, Ore., to Close Eugene Hospital

January 26, 2004

From the Knight Ridder Tribune Business News [Washington], January 26, 2004 Lane County will close its 16-year-old psychiatric hospital at the end of March, affecting as many as 400 acutely mentally ill patients who occupy its 12 beds each year. County officials made the announcement Friday afternoon, citing cumulative effects of the failure of Measure […]

Financial Woes Force Woodlawn Hospital to Close

January 15, 2004

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From the Knight Ridder Tribune Business News [Washington], January 15, 2004 Woodland Park Hospital, a fixture on Portland’s eastside for more than 40 years, is closing, at least temporarily. The 202-bed hospital’s deteriorating financial condition is forcing the closure, said Ken Perry, chief executive officer of Symphony Healthcare, owner of both Woodland Park and Eastmoreland […]