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The VA center in Portland is located next to Oregon Health & Science University. | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Improvements, Additions Planned For Veterans’ Health Care System

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs plans to modernize health care facilities in Oregon and southwest Washington and shorten the time veterans in rural areas spend commuting for services.
Mar 15, 2022
In this video screenshot, Tony Klein was deposed in November 2019 as part of civil litigation involving 10 women incarcerated at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, who accused him of sexual abuse. | VIDEO SCREENSHOT/PLAINTIFF DEPOSITION/MICHELLE BURROWS/OPB

Former Oregon Prison Nurse Indicted On 25 Counts Of Sexual Assault, Perjury

Tony Daniel Klein worked at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility until 2018, before he resigned and went to work at Legacy Health
Mar 15, 2022
The Oregon Secretary of State's office verified enough signatures to qualify Initiative Petition 34 on psilocybin therapy for the November ballot. | YES ON IP 34 CAMPAIGN

Thousands Of Oregonians Eager To Undergo Psilocybin Treatment

Thousands of people in Oregon are interested in using psilocybin as a mental health treatment under the voter-approved program.
Mar 10, 2022
A bill to increase the penalties for assaulting hospital workers died on the desk of Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney, who has long championed equity in mental health services. | JONATHAN HOUSE/PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP

How Hospital Worker Felony Assault Bill Fell Victim To The Short Session 

Interviews shed light on how the House passed a bill with stiffer penalties for assaults on health care workers, but supporters’ last-minute efforts failed in the Senate. The bill had sparked concerns it would cause further criminalization of mental illness.
Mar 10, 2022
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MICHAELLA LOVEWELL ALLEGES THAT TONY KLEIN’S FRIENDLY AND FLIRTATIOUS BEHAVIOR TOWARD SOME OF THE WOMEN IN COFFEE CREEK CORRECTIONAL FACILITY WAS “DESIGNED TO ELICIT TRUST.”/KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Questions Hang Over Sexual Assault Claims Against Former Nurse In Oregon Women's Prison

For women in prison to be believed, they are not only required to prove their allegations true, they also have to overcome their criminal histories.
Mar 10, 2022

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