A spokesperson for Legacy Health, which owns Unity Center, confirmed the death July 31. The hospital notified appropriate regulators of the incident July 30.
Legacy Health’s spokesperson did not share details of the incident but said, “No additional steps need to be taken connected to this patient, given the specific medical cause of death.”
Two other patient deaths have occurred at Unity since the center opened in January 2017. One patient died in May 2018 due to medical negligence, while a second died by suicide in July 2018, according to CMS inspection reports cited by The Oregonian.
In November, CMS and the Oregon Health Authority concluded Unity Center had resolved all care deficiencies.
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