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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday that a lawsuit brought by four hospital systems against the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) was wrongfully dismissed.

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled a lawsuit by four Oregon hospital systems against the Oregon Health Authority over mental health care can proceed.

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled a lawsuit by four Oregon hospital systems against the Oregon Health Authority over mental health care can proceed.

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled a lawsuit by four Oregon hospital systems against the Oregon Health Authority over mental health care can proceed.

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled a lawsuit by four Oregon hospital systems against the Oregon Health Authority over mental health care can proceed.

Four of Oregon’s largest hospital systems are trying to revive a lawsuit that accuses the state of failing to provide its residents with adequate mental health care.

Three health systems on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit, arguing the state has violated the civil rights of Oregonians with severe mental illness.

Health officials told an Oregon legislative committee on Thursday that some patients had died because of a hospital staffing shortage.

People in Oregon are dying as a result of the state’s hospital staffing shortage. Patrick Allen, director of the Oregon Health Authority, told a state legislative committee Thursday that people in nee...

A man accused of bashing a woman’s head with a 34-pound rock last week appeared in court Thursday.