Oregon State Hospital Grapples With COVID-19, Staff Shortages
Nearly 60 employees have become infected since the pandemic began, with 11 patients testing positive since October.
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COVID-19 Outbreak At State Psychiatric Hospital Grows
The outbreak, the largest at the hospital since the pandemic began, has stopped the admission of new patients.
Oregon State Hospital Reports First Positive COVID Test For Patient
State hospital spokeswoman Rebeka Gipson-King said the patient has been quarantined, as have the 19 other patients who live in the same unit.
Proposed Oregon Health Authority Cuts Run Wide And Deep
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The Oregon Health Authority faces a budget shortfall that could jeopardize the health and lives of thousands of vulnerable Oregonians.
Judge Temporarily Relaxes Oregon State Hospital Admissions, Leaving Inmates In Jails
The Oregon State Hospital can take longer to admit patients with mental illness, at least temporarily, after a federal court ruling Tuesday.
The Oregonian/OregonLive/Oregon State Hospital Staff Member Tests Postive For Coronavirus
A staff member at the Oregon State Hospital has tested positive for coronavirus, officials said Friday.
The Oregon Health Authority did not report at which facility the staff member worked, when the positive case was discovered or whether other staff members had been tested.
Unity Center In 'Crisis' With Patients Languishing In Recliners
Unity Center for Behavioral Health was supposed to answer Portland’s mental health crisis when it opened in 2017, relieving emergency rooms of patients in crisis.
Instead, the center is grappling with what its medical director called a “real state of crisis.”
Oregon State Hospital Seeks 16% Increase In Half-Billion-Dollar Budget To Meet Demand
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Oregon State Hospital is seeking another $81.6 million in state taxpayer dollars, much of it to deal with the state-run mental health facility’s struggle to admit patients in a timely manner.
Oregon State Hospital Struggles To Keep Up With Patient Demand
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The Oregon State Hospital continues to grapple with delays in admitting patients, even as the state-run mental health hospital stays compliant with a court order requiring timely admission of defendants who need treatment before they can stand trial in criminal cases.
Unity Center Asks State For Higher Rates, Citing Financial Woes
About two years ago, Oregon’s only emergency psychiatric hospital faced a closure threat over the abuse, neglect and even death of patients. Now Unity Center Behavioral Health is in deep financial trouble.
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