Suit Challenges New Oregon Behavioral Health Siting Law
Neighboring landowners are attempting to block the construction of PeaceHealth's behavioral health hospital and a Lane County mental health crisis center.
A group of property owners has filed a lawsuit to stop the development of a $35 million Lane County mental health crisis center and a 96-bed behavioral health hospital, dubbed Timber Springs by PeaceHealth.
- The hospital aims to fill the void left by the closure of PeaceHealth's University District hospital in downtown Eugene.
- The suit challenges the constitutionality of recent Oregon legislation that fast-tracks the siting of behavioral health facilities.
Expanded behavioral health care is greatly needed in Oregon, and in particular Lane County.
Autor's resume: PeaceHealth faces lawsuit over behavioral health hospital.