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It’s the second time in two years that the federal government has found safety problems at the psychiatric facility following a patient’s escape

A top PeaceHealth executive repeatedly faulted emergency room physicians for admitting patients for what physicians felt was needed care, according to records kept by the doctors. When the doctors complained, the hospital system promptly moved to replace them.

Lack of capacity at the state’s premier psychiatric facility continues to put the state in violation of a federal order, but a judge’s changes may help

Spending measures and legislation to address long-running litigation over the state’s behavioral health system face an uncertain future