Oregon State Hospital

Category:	Psychiatric Hospital
Address:	2600 Center St NE, Salem, OR 97301, USA
Phone:	+1 503-945-2800
Site:	oregon.gov
Rating:	3.2
Working:	8AM–6PM 8AM–6PM 8AM–6PM 8AM–6PM 8AM–6PM 8AM–6PM 8AM–6PM

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Reviews 13

S. Kaza

This place is a purgatorial nightmare. The psychiatrists here need to be kept in line with a personal attorney; they are uncaring, abuse your rights, and overperscribe medications. Social work quality varies, I had a passionate and kind social worker but she also thought she was a doctor and psychopathologized her clients and her clients moods. Unfortunately behavior as a patient has to imitate perfect compliance and docility in order for you to be considered ready to face discharge. That or you have to be a non-entity with no will or desires to eventually be discharged. This place is not about healing people. My experience was further traumatization by the overperscription and pushing of drugs as a fixer for when a patient was having problems with their location-- in a psychiatric hospital, or for when a patient was vocally claiming not to have their needs met. Patients are generally ignored, and if youre too vocal staff will make up things about you and try to "push" to have you on more medication-- the fixer of all problems and general unhappiness. Fortunately on my unit there were a few advocates and good people working, the nurse manager being one. I cant say being here at this hospital helped me with my psychiatric problems, they are still more serious than ever only now Im also a drug dependent person, who is forging pathways deeper into addictive hobbies, life cycles and emptiness. You will not be "placed" at this hospital in another facility unless you are taking your medication, which is a violation of rights and probably illegal as well. My social worker would not place me at another facility if I refused to take the level of heart-damaging (physical) and soul crushing medications (anti-psychotics, very dangerous) I was prescribed. The only reason this place has good ratings is because the people that work here rate it. Also Im sure if you can financially afford to not be sadistically abused the care is better.

Melissa E

My experience was ok , even though Ive Ben sober for 15 years , I still cant stand the sight of the place even though I went through hell ,and do as they say , and take one medication that I didnt need ,and I knew it , I was teased , called names pushed around by others , used , the tounts from staff that was "soposed to be careing", saying really harsh remarks towards me , so I decided to fight back , and do as they say , to get away from those "so called supported staff , "BULLIES" and there little followers ,and once I started to fight back ,do as they say ,take meds play the game play the players and now its 2017 , Im happy to tell everyone that was there in 2004 to 2007 , HaHa I wan at your own mind game , well have a nice day

Nate Smith

It a great place to start a new life, I have 357 days sober, working full time doing Security, Trying to come to work with you guys as Peer Support, MHT1 or LPN, the staff always kept us safe. And I got to meet some great people, attend Native Services, where things finally linked me up with Creator as well as DDA and AA. Last year I was off my rocker, doing stupid stuff nonstop smokin, drinking and gambling, so greatful for everyone in Crossroads. As well as all Staff in Flowers 2 and CrossRoads Mall, Bree and Jerry Brooks in anchor 1.

jeri olson

Lacking leadership and accountability Overuse of seclusion and restraint causing harm to the vulnerable Segregation and isolation from the real world is not the solutions to lifes problems. Waste of mental health funds that could be used to actually help the patient Patients come out worse from the trauma. I have never witnessed a higher level of government corruption and damaging control as this place. Ruined our life from the damage done here

Joseph McDonald

I was a maintenance employee at the Oregon State Hospital from 2001 to 2007. This was probably the best place I have worked in my career. My coworkers were my best friends. The supervisors were very supportive. I was impressed with the compassion and professionalism with which the clients were treated. If you have a chance to work for the hospital, take it. You will not regret it.

Todd Mc Intyre

Are my wife just got a job here I think its funny that so many people think the buildings are creepy theyre old but they look really cool and they are doing a lot of renovation here, I think its great that theyre trying to reuse and redo the buildings instead of knocking them down and trying to build newer crap youre looking buildings.

Jen Reynolds

Not worth your $5 . You dont get to actually tour the hospital, you just walk around in 3 rooms that have information for you to read on the walls. You can just either Google or YouTube the information without spending your money and time.

James Wright

For what it represents its greatly lacking, small, very limited. Overpriced too for what really amounts to the original entrance.

Bo Harrington

Very interesting, displayed beautifully and with cringing reality. Very reasonable admission cost...we learned a lot!

Miguel Aguirre

That picture was taken in memory of Matt Baron. RIP Brother.....

sikboyuk

Medication time, medication time. Loved the film! :-)

Lefty Leah Krisdina

Screwed my brother you suck

Mohammed Alharbi

Well