Without knowing more about Kotek’s vision, one has to wonder if the change would improve patient safety and staff morale, or if the governor is merely moving chess pieces around on a broken board.
Tag: Oregon State Hospital investigation
Kenneth Hass, a Lane County man, died after hitting his head and lying unconscious in a seclusion room at the Oregon State Hospital in Salem for more than 4 minutes before staff acted. Lookout’s reporting on the case included recordings from meetings between hospital staff and administrators, as well as internal reports that shed light on troubling conditions at the hospital. Here is an archive of Lookout’s coverage of this story.

