-
Jake Thomas/The Lund ReportThe providers say the Oregon Health Authority is overstepping its authority in making them prioritize patients discharged from the Oregon State Hospital, but the state argues the requirement is needed to help it satisfy court orders. -
Kristyna Wentz-Graff/OPBKenneth Hass was 25 when he died at the state’s largest psychiatric hospital last year. His sister says the treatment he received amounted to torture.
-
For the first time in years, Oregon is in compliance with a court order restricting how long mentally ill criminal defendants can be held in jail. -
Oregon’s state health agency is appealing a ruling that found the agency in contempt. The case concerns people who are accused of crimes but who are too mentally ill to stand trial, often due to psychosis. -
U.S. District Judge Adrienne Nelson will begin calculating $500 daily fines for each person left waiting in a local jail more than a week before admission to the state’s psychiatric hospital. -
New state website supports longstanding complaints that hospitals have become a stopgap for holes in the Oregon mental health system. -
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek replaced the head of the Oregon State Hospital Friday night after she said state health officials shared more details about a recent fatality at the hospital. -
New report from a state work group offers dozens of suggestions to improve Oregon’s civil commitment process -
After investigating, federal inspectors found the state-run psychiatric hospital could have done more to prevent two patient deaths. -
The union that represents registered nurses at Oregon State Hospital has filed more than 200 grievances in the past month. -
A final report on the state’s residential facility capacity says the state needs to be able to treat 3,700 more people by the fall of 2025; a draft report cited less than 3,000. -
Hospital staff will check patients immediately upon arrival and ensure life-saving medical equipment is properly maintained. -
The psychiatric hospital is reviewing its in-person visitation policies as Oregon State Police investigate the overdose. -
A federal investigation found the hospital failed to keep patients safe from assault. Investigators documented a choking attack, injuries and sexual assaults.
