Oregon State Hospital under federal scrutiny over patient safety | The Story | May 10, 2024

May 10 on The Story: At Oregon's state-run psychiatric hospital, space is at a premium. The Oregon State Hospital has all but halted taking patients through the civil commitment process, funneled by capacity restrictions and court orders into prioritizing patients sent via the criminal justice system. But recent scrutiny from the federal government suggests that capacity is far from the only problem — security and patient safety have also been an issue, demonstrated by instances of patient-on-patient violence and sexual coercion. A 102-page report finds that proper safety procedures at the psychiatric hospital either didn't exist or weren't being followed.

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