February 2020 – Mental Health PDX

Oregon Health Authority contracts – 2020

February 17, 2020

Here are a brace of Oregon Health Authority contract award letters which have to do with treatment of mental illness and support for people with mental illness. OHSU – $1,024,000 The purpose of this Agreement is to provide culturally appropriate, behavioral health infrastructure to the African and African American community in the greater metropolitan area […]

Portland psychiatric hospital’s own faulty forecasts help explain financial crisis

February 16, 2020

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From The Oregonian, February 15, 2020 READ – Mentally ill patients wait days for room at Portland psychiatric ER, as leaders say it’s in ‘crisis’ READ – Legacy’s Pro Forma, or initial financial budget for Unity, created for OHSU (PDF) READ – Petition of Brad Schmidt seeking documents related to Unity Center, MCDA 2 10 […]

Sales pitch for Portland’s mental health ER omitted numerous red flags

February 6, 2020

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From the Oregonian, February 5, 2020 Eds note – click the link above to read the full story with important links to earlier articles. Safety violations and patient overcrowding have long plagued a California psychiatric hospital that served as an inspiration for Portland’s Unity Center for Behavioral Health, suggesting that some of the trouble local […]