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A federal report says safety lapses at the Oregon State Hospital contributed to recent patient-on-patient assaults. The report by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services investigated a recent choking attack and sexual assault, among other incidents. It found that staff didn't always adequately supervise their patients, and that the hospital didn't fully investigate the incidents. In a statement, the hospital said it was dedicated to its patients and working to improve conditions. It has 10 days from receiving the report to submit a plan of correction. The hospital is Oregon's most secur...

Oregon State Hospital has a security camera system with blind spots and has failed to prevent patient-on-patient assaults or stop patients from having sexual contact with each other, a federal report found. Federal inspectors found that the state-run psychiatric hospital in Salem passes out condoms to patients – even though patients aren’t allowed to have […] The post A federal report finds patient safety concerns and condom distribution at Oregon State Hospital appeared first on Oregon Capital

Pedestrians who are not white ended up in the emergency room for traffic-related injuries at higher rates than white people, according to a new federal report published Thursday. There were more than 137,000 emergency room visits involving a pedestrian injury between January 2021 and December 2023. Asian pedestrians went to the ER 2.23 times more than white people, while Black people went 1.93 times more and Hispanic people 1.7 times more.

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