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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

New Concerns About Racism, Transphobia Raised With Oregon State Hospital Leadership

The Hospital’s Advisory Board is seeking answers from Superintendent Dolly Matteucci after staff revealed details about the treatment of a Black patient and a transgender patient.

Oct 20, 2021
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Oregon hospitals house mentally ill for long periods, dashboard shows

New state website supports longstanding complaints that hospitals have become a stopgap for holes in the Oregon mental health system

Apr 24, 2025
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A sign for Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital, Jan. 10, 2025. | ANNA LUECK FOR OPB

Oregon hospitals’ bleak financials leaves them vulnerable to tariffs, proposed Medicaid cuts

A new report from the Hospital Association of Oregon shows half of all hospitals in the state are in the red again, raising the stakes if the U.S. Congress makes cuts to federal benefit programs.

May 1, 2025

Testimony continues in the PeaceHealth trial in U.S. District Court in Eugene.

April 29, 2026, was the third day of testimony in U.S. District Court over PeaceHealth’s plans to transition emergency staffing from Eugene Emergency Physicians to a group created by Georgia-based ApolloMD. | TIFFANY ECKERT | KLCC

‘Defies logic’: U.S. District judge fumes over testimony on day three of PeaceHealth trial in Eugene

Dr. Johne Philip Chapman is the sole owner and member of Lane Emergency Physicians, which is expected to take over emergency departments in Cottage Grove, Florence and Springfield in the coming months. He doesn't plan on moving to Oregon.

Apr 30

Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Marion County sues Oregon State Hospital over treatment

Seeking home turf after a federal court ruling, Marion County wants a local court to find that the state is not fulfilling its duties to patients and the public

Sep 12, 2023

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Warning on ByHeart infant formula broadens as more children hospitalized

Close to two dozen infants have been hospitalized, including two in Oregon. Federal inspectors have visited the company’s Portland facility as they try to stop the outbreak.

Nov 14, 2025

Federal police agents in Portland, Oct. 12, 2025

Department of Homeland Security police, along with other federal police, push and tackle protesters at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility south of downtown Portland on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. | ALEX BAUMHARDT/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Fewer immigrants are seeking Oregon health care benefits under Trump

Data privacy concerns and increasing immigration enforcement are blamed for thousands of people to dropping coverage through Healthier Oregon

Jan 29

Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon, on Nov. 21, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon State Hospital suspends in-person visits after patient dies of suspected fentanyl overdose

The psychiatric program's interim director emailed staff citing a ‘significant incident’ involving contraband, but did not mention the patient's death

May 27, 2024

Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | JESSICA FLOUM/THE LUND REPORT

Patient Sues Oregon State Hospital Over Alleged Sexual Abuse

In its response, the Salem-based facility acknowledged it investigated and substantiated a sexual abuse claim tied to the patient.

Jun 7, 2021
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