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A final report on the state’s residential facility capacity says the state needs to be able to treat 3,700 more people by the fall of 2025; a draft report cited less than 3,000.

Hospital staff will check patients immediately upon arrival and ensure life-saving medical equipment is properly maintained.

The psychiatric hospital is reviewing its in-person visitation policies as Oregon State Police investigate the overdose.

A federal investigation found the hospital failed to keep patients safe from assault. Investigators documented a choking attack, injuries and sexual assaults.

Oregon State Hospital staff left a patient unattended in a van with keys in the ignition on Aug. 30, which allowed the patient charged with attempted murder to drive off and lead police on a chase along Interstate 5, according to a report from federal regulators.

Federal regulators have given the Oregon State Hospital just 23 days to change how it transports patients, after a daring August escape left one caregiver with minor injuries and a state van stolen.

Escaped Oregon State Hospital patient Christopher Pray is back in police custody after a madcap 36 hours that began with stealing a van while in shackles and ended with firefighters tugging him out of a muddy pond with a rope.

A handcuffed and shackled Oregon State Hospital patient with pending felony charges stole a van and escaped from the state-run psychiatric hospital in Salem late Wednesday night, commandeering it southbound on Interstate 5.

A federal judge has signed off on new rules for the Oregon State Hospital with the hope that people in local jails who need to access the psychiatric facility for treatment spend less time waiting.

Oregon’s three largest health systems, multiple state court judges, and several counties all sought to convince Judge Michael Mosman to withdraw his order limiting stays at the state hospital. A written decision is pending, but Judge Mosman said "For now assume we are moving forward."

The Oregon State Hospital has been cited for three workplace safety violations by Oregon OSHA.