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State Hospital measures cause ripple effects, expert finds

Oregon’s psychiatric hospital is quickly admitting ‘aid and assist’ patients while the state works to ease ‘strain’ around patients’ transitions to community programs
October 26, 2023
 
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Large red building, the Oregon State Hospital
Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

While Oregon State Hospital continues to comply with a federal civil rights order, it’s straining other parts of the behavioral health sy