[or-roots] Oregon State Hospital unites families with cremated remains of deceased patients

[Carol Peterson]

http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/mentalhealth/osh/cremains.shtml 




Oregon State Hospital unites families with cremated remains of deceased patients 



While the Oregon State Hospital has made enormous strides toward improving the care and treatment of the patients of today, there is unfinished work in honoring patients of previous generations. 



The Oregon State Hospital is the custodian of the cremated remains of approximately 3,500 people who died while living at Oregon State Hospital, Oregon State Tuberculosis Hospital, Mid-Columbia Hospital, Dammasch State Hospital, Oregon State Penitentiary, and Fairview Training Center between 1914 and the 1970s. These cremains were never claimed. 



The hospital hopes to change that and unite the cremains with family members. To that end, the hospital has posted this list of names of the people whose cremated remains are in its possession. Hospital officials urge anyone who thinks he or she may have a family member who passed away at one of these institutions to review the list. As soon as the connection can be confirmed, the hospital will make arrangements for the cremains to be sent to the family. 



---Carol Peterson 

58cjpeterson at comcast.net 


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