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Feds' threat to decertify state hospital over safety is not the first

Inspectors fault state hospital for adopting bad policies and then not following them, as well as unlocked doors and unsupervised patients. State leadership say they're addressing the issues.
December 14, 2023
 
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon, on Nov. 21, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

For the fourth time in two years, an outside watchdog is raising concerns that the Oregon State Hospital isn’t doing enough to protect th