Oregon State Hospital
Reactions to, and news coverage of a recent report surrounding DHS review of October 2009 death of OSH patient Moises Perez. Links to the full report are also included.
- A report released on April 2nd regarding the October death of OSH patient Moises Perez identified "serious and significant concerns" related to his overall care and treatment. Click here to read the full report on the investigation into Perez's care and death, and responses from the Oregon Department of Human Services' and the Oregon Health Authority.
- Leaders
of Disability Rights Oregon, NAMI Oregon and Mental Health America of
Oregon are calling for Gov. Ted Kulongoski to cut a deal with the U.S.
Department of Justice that would place the psychiatric hospital under
federal court control. (Oregonian)
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"Dying in plain sight in the Oregon State Hospital" (Oregonian Editorial, April 5, 2010)
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Oregon State Hospital psychiatrist put on desk duty pending outcome of investigation (OregonLive)
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Two Oregon State Hospital Patients Commit Suicide Within a Year (OregonLive)
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Oregon State Hospital patient committed suicide on same ward as Moises Perez (OregonLive)
- DRO Executive Director Bob Joondeph
calls the suicide of a patient on the same ward as Moises Perez "disturbing"
but "...consistent with the reputation that ward has. One of the
ongoing issues in terms of culture that has needed to be reformed at the
state hospital is that wards tend to be independent entities that
operate according to many of their own rules."
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