Oregon State Hospital conditions found to constitute 'serious threat'
The findings come from an accrediting body following a patient death last week at the pychiatric hospital in Salem.
The Press Democrat2h
Napa program helping residents with mental health challenges to close after 30 years
Buckelew Programs is closing its longtime Napa supported living program, citing financial strain. The nonprofit is working to ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel5d
Oregon State Hospital conditions found to constitute 'serious threat'
A survey conducted by an accrediting body after a patient death last week at the Oregon State Hospital found conditions it said constituted a "serious threat to public or patient health and safety." ...
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WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital invests in state-of-the-art patient beds
WHEELING, W.Va. — WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital has made a significant investment in healthcare by purchasing and installing 240 new state-of-the-art patient beds. These beds will replace the ...
Oregon State Hospital faces accreditation issues following patient death
The Oregon State Hospital’s accreditation is in limbo following an outside review that found serious problems with the hospital’s safety protocols leading up to the death of a patient last week. The ...
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Commission finds ‘serious threat’ to patient health, safety at Oregon State Hospital
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — National healthcare regulators have determined Oregon State Hospital poses a “serious threat” to the health and safety of its patients, one week after a sudden death ...
The Press Democrat6h
California just blew its first deadline for voter-approved health care measure
California voters overwhelmingly passed a ballot measure that increases pay to doctors with Medi-Cal patients. The Newsom administration missed an early deadline to begin implementing it.
Becker's Hospital Review6d
75% of this hospital’s patients are on Medicaid. Here’s how it’s bracing for potential cuts
More than 75% of the hospital’s patients are on Medicaid, and the commercially insured population makes up only about 3% to 4% of the payer mix. The rest are on Medicare or are uninsured.
The Boston Globe4d
As assaults by patients become increasingly ‘part of the job,’ nurses and hospitals lobby for new law
Karen Coughlin had tried to stop the 23-year-old psychiatric patient from hurting herself at Taunton State Hospital, but then the woman turned on her. “I thought to myself, ‘I don’t want to ...
BBC5d
Concern over psychiatric patients at risk in hospital
A patient takes their own life in Scotland's mental health hospitals nearly every five weeks on average, new figures show. Researchers found the majority of these in-patients were assessed as ...