Significant staffing shortages at the Oregon State Hospital in Salem have prompted health officials to call for the National Guard’s assistance. This week,
Dire Staffing Shortages Force OR Hospital to Call in the National Guard
Keeping nurses on staff at Oregon State Hospital has been a challenge over the last few months. The psychiatric facility is currently full and has stopped accepting admissions because it hasn’t been able to release enough patients. Public health advocates say they are worried for the nurses on staff that have been forced to work around-the-clock until more providers arrive. Closing off the facility also means that some mentally ill inmates will have to stay in jail without state-provided treatment.
The crisis prompted the facility to call in the National Guard as a way of keeping the lights on.
The hospital is in the middle of a "dire" staffing emergency. The number of hospital staff out on COVID-related leave has increased dramatically since February.
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