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Mentally ill defendants charged with lower-level crimes won’t be admitted to the state psychiatric institution anymore under a new federal ruling intended to reduce civil rights violations

The state psychiatric institution continues to grapple with leadership questions in its top positions, including repeated failures to hire a permanent superintendent

In response to a motion filed by an advocacy group that opposes confinement of people experiencing mental illness, a judge is poised to block people accused of misdemeanors and low-level felonies from being sent to the hospital for care, potentially meaning some in need of inpatient care won't receive it

Medford-based Asante operates a financially robust system, but fell almost $40 million short of state’s floor for community benefit spending in 2024

Mental health advocates have asked a federal judge to prevent counties from sending people accused of lower-level crimes to the state’s psychiatric institution. The Oregon District Attorneys Association wants Gov. Tina Kotek to stop that from happening.

State health officials say they’ve made improvements in admitting criminal defendants deemed mentally ill, but a new law intended could complicate those efforts

New state law has fueled an “exponentially increasing workload,” Dr. Morgyn Beckman wrote in a resignation letter last week

The powerful union has gained 620 new members at Providence since January as new contract talks with the health system loom next year. Mixed results from a strike last year — Oregon's largest ever— could spell tensions ahead with the state's largest operator of hospitals.

The state’s biggest psychiatric institution is struggling with staff burnout and may also have employees “gaming” the overtime system, leading to concerns

The state psychiatric institution faced a potential cutoff of federal funding due to repeated systemic issues that endangered patients