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KOIN.com Nov 20, 2021 A federal judge has granted a restraining order against the Oregon State Hospital (OSH) after two inmates filed a federal lawsuit seeking to force their transport to the hospital and $1.3 million damages. On Nov. 9, 2021, Joshawn Douglas-Simpson and Jarod Bowman filed the complaint against OSH after both men’s court […]
Lund Report – September 28, 2021 Disability Rights Oregon staff have found Oregon State Hospital in dire condition and heard repeated warnings from hospital staff and providers about a facility stretched to the breaking point that fails to care for patients. The advocacy group found worsening problems at the hospital, the state’s principal secure mental […]
More Articles On This Subject – With 30 National Guard members, help is on the way for Oregon State Hospital’s staffing crisis – Salem Reporter June 3 2021 ‘The state did not follow through.’ As Oregon State Hospital brings on National Guard staffers, others recall facility’s long-term problems – Oregonian June 4 2021 30 National […]
By Tanner Aliff. For The Register-Guard, March 6, 2021 It took a while for me to get used to the screaming of handcuffed patients spastically yelling murderous threats at their police escorts as they wheeled them through the emergency room. It didn’t faze the veteran nurses — probably didn’t even crack their top 50 memorable […]
Discharged Portland patient, found handcuffed and shivering in ambulance bay, plans to sue Unity psychiatric hospital Oregonian – November 23, 2020 An attorney for a man ordered out of Portland’s psychiatric hospital a year ago and left handcuffed in the ambulance bay while police were called has filed a notice of intent to sue Unity […]
Sent by email January 19, 2021 Dear Governor Brown, First, thank you again for appearing virtually at our December 2020 Oregon Housing Conference to welcome the 450+ attendees. Your comments were thoughtful in the midst of the crisis of our lifetime. Members and supporters of the Mental Health Association of Portland appreciate your concern for […]
Oregon Addiction Data extracted from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, December 2020 The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) provides national and state-level data on the use of tobacco, alcohol, illicit drugs (including the non-medical use of prescription drugs) and mental health in the United States. Information from NSDUH is […]
From the Corvallis Advocate, JANUARY 9, 2021 by Andy Thompson Editor’s Note: The names and other identifying information of the family in this story have been changed For family and other onlookers, a psychotic break can look like someone that’s suddenly devolved into delusional thoughts or paranoia, and even hallucinations. Angela Jaffrey puts it this […]
From the Oregonian, January 8, 2021 As a growing coronavirus outbreak at the Oregon State Hospital fills up the facility’s lone COVID-19 unit, administrators this week moved to stop admitting new patients so they can use the available space for more quarantine beds. U.S. District Judge Michael W. Mosman agreed to allow the psychiatric hospital […]
This post documents the impact of COVID on the Oregon State Hospital. COVID arrived in Oregon March 2020. First OSH patient tests positive for COVID-19 OHA PRESS RELEASE Thursday, October 15, 2020 Oregon State Hospital is reporting its first patient to test positive for COVID-19. The patient began exhibiting symptoms Oct. 11 and was immediately […]
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