Category Archives: Oregon State Hospital

Day Off

As a State employee I have the perk of getting tomorrow off without pay (part of the Furlough Day program to cut budget deficits). I decided to take today off as well, using a vacation day, to make a 4 … Continue reading

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MacArthur Violence Risk Assessment Study

I work at Oregon State Hospital (OSH) in Salem, OR. It exists because in Oregon as well as most everywhere else, there is an assumption in the legal system (in society in general) that the people who have a mental health diagnosis … Continue reading

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Absolutely Beautiful, plus news clips

Cherry trees in bloom at Oregon State Hospital (click for full size, as usual) Other news from OSH: State Furloughs = Lack of Logic! Controversial Ruling by PSRB! Dying in Plain Sight! Let the Feds Clean it Up! Increased Federal … Continue reading

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Mozart sandwich with Birthday Cake

I just had a birthday last week. I was born in 1955, 55 years ago.That makes me 5,555 years old! Below is a twenty dollar bill in circulation at the time of my birth. (click for full size, as usual; you know … Continue reading

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Sunday Brunch

Appetizer Playing with Hugh Or, rather, hue (and contrast, and saturation etc.). All these taken in the past week or two. Click for real size, which is big, btw. I call this one “very close to fall”. Oregon Rainforest- Silver … Continue reading

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Yesterday and Today at Oregon State Hospital

467 Poisoned at Oregon State Hospital November 18, 1942 One of the most tragic incidents in Salem’s history was the poisoning of nearly 500 patients and staff at the Oregon State Hospital, on the evening of November 18, 1942. Many … Continue reading

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The New Max

So, this is a view of the construction area on the site of the demolished sections of the old J Complex at Oregon State Hospital. Some parts that are not yet demolished are in the foreground. The walls coming up … Continue reading

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