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By Andrea Damewood, Willamette Week, May 14, 2013 The Oregon Legislature appears poised to give a planned mental hospital in Junction City $80 million, despite the fact that mental health advocates loathe the idea. READ – “Junction City hospital the worst way to treat mentally ill” (MHAP guest column in Eugene Register-Guard) As WW reported in January, […]
By Andrea Damewood, Willamette Week, Jan. 16, 2013 The road for the Oregon State Hospital in Junction City stretches across an open field, waiting to lead people to the state’s newest mental health facility. State officials have spent $61.8 million preparing the land in the Lane County town 15 miles northwest of Eugene. New water […]
By Amanda Waldroupe, for The Lund Report, March 1, 2012 These drugs will continue to be reimbursed by the Oregon Health Authority’s Department of Medical Assistance Programs but provide local officials with more information on the effectiveness of the medications By July, the Oregon Health Authority is expected to begin providing real-time data to the […]
From the Eugene Register-Guard, February 27, 2012 There will be no new bond funding this year for the proposed state psychiatric hospital in Junction City, according to Gov. John Kitzhaber and several key lawmakers. But that doesn’t mean the project is stalled. State officials now acknowledge they in fact have $20 million in old funding […]
By Saul Hubbard, The (Eugene) Register-Guard, Feb. 22, 2012 SALEM — As the monthlong 2012 legislative session enters the home stretch, the fate of continued construction funding for the proposed new state psychiatric hospital in Junction City remains unclear. To keep the project moving through next June and the 174-bed hospital on track to open […]
From The Eugene Register Guard, January 22, 2012 Supporters of a planned psychiatric hospital in Junction City hope that isn’t the case, but it faces an uphill battle in the Oregon Legislature next month As soon as the rains slow this spring, preliminary construction work could begin on the long-promised state psychiatric hospital next to […]
From the Eugene Register-Guard, September 27, 2011 Kitzhaber says the Junction City project has a key role in the move to community-based mental health care Gov. John Kitzhaber stressed his long-term commitment to community-based mental health care at a Wednesday town hall meeting in Junction City, and he said building a state psychiatric facility here […]
From the Eugene Register-Guard, September 28, 2011 Governor to be at hospital town hall – State officials will be in Junction City to report on the current status of the proposed psychiatric hospital Gov. John Kitzhaber today will attend a town hall meeting in Junction City that will delve into the current status of the […]
From the Eugene Register Guard, June 25, 2011 A $5 million allocation from the Legislature is a fraction of the projected cost, but sources say the proposal is just delayed Legislators are close to unveiling a proposal that would allocate $5 million for infrastructure costs over the next two years for the state psychiatric hospital […]
From the Eugene Register Guard, March 20, 2011 Plans to build a long-promised state psychiatric hospital in Junction City are facing more opposition than ever in the Legislature. The state budget shortfall, human rights concerns and scrutiny by the U.S. Department of Justice are among the reasons opponents want the state to cancel the project. […]
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