Samaritan Mental Health - Corvallis

I was transferred to a new Dr. and missed my appointment. I set a new one for May. My meds were not refilled due to needing to meet w my new Dr. I take cymbalta for nerve pain PTSD anxiety. It's not a fun time going off these...even for a day. I also had a job interview and was worried. I was lost and afraid. Debbie must have relayed my issue w the nurse and Dr. As they refilled my meds to get me through until my apt. THANK YOU for being kind showing grace and getting my meds. I hate being on them but they save me. Even w knowing the side effects of not having them. Debbie and the team saved me. Listened adapted for me and I am truly grateful. And I won't miss an appointment again lol! But thank you.

I deeply appreciate the care that I get from my Doctors and the great staff. Always caring and compassionate. Keep up the good work!

Quality care

I slept the entire time because of the medicine they put me on. They have a free phone that patients can use. The food is great! Patients get to decide what they want to eat. There is a menu. I was woken up by a nurse to attend an arts and crafts group. A Catholic priest came in my room and blessed me with oil against my will. He did not ask me if I wanted to be blessed. He just did it. They have a covered outside area for people that want to smoke. Patients are given cigarettes by the nurses. They have a gym but it's not great. When I visited a friend here they had a T.V. room. I didn't notice it when I was staying there. Maybe it was a different unit. My only complaint is that it is hard to get into this place because of the Linn County crisis team are mentally retarded or something. Even when I was pregnant and attempted suicide they refused to hospitalize me to protect the baby. However, they would be glad to give me the phone number to a clinic where I could kill it. Saves them money I guess if there mentally ill pregnant patients just have abortions. Linn County Mental Health is evil.

good caring folks, a nice facility, and a great service to the community and those who need it. I would reiterate what someone else said and be sure to advocate for what is needed. The Good Sam staff tries hard to understand and to help but we had a similar experience with the county person who made a quick judgment as to how to proceed that left us reeling a bit and back in the ER two days later.

Like many of the offices used to treat OHP patients they are overbooked and understaffed yet they continue to take patients. It's also amazing how frequently their availability changes. Apparently Samaritan is a place where you make your own schedule.

My friend DID NOT HAVE INSURANCE!
my friend was suicidal, he told them 100 different ways.
1 .he told the check in person at the emergency room, that he was suicidal, that he had 3 suicide attempts in 3 days .
2. he told the triage nurse that he was suicidal, and had 3 suicide attemps in 3 days .
they immediately put him in a suicide room, and gave him a sodium chloride solution, in an I.V.
3. he told the hospital dr, that he was suicidal and had 3 suicide attemps in three days.
Then i had to leave, i thought he was in good hands, i felt 100% sure he was being treated with professionalism , and that the hospital employees wanted to keep him in the psyche ward. to keep him safe!
The only hurdle left was the county mental health evaluator.
well i wasnt there for the discussion, and if i knew what was going to happen, i would have stayed , and been an advocate for my friend.
they told me, that he was not a danger to himself.
they asked him 1.to make a promise to not hurt himself and 2.to show up for an appointment, the next day.
the lady who sent him home, is a special kind of evil, she actually smirked and smiled, as she told us that her professional opinion , as the county mental health advisor, was that he should not be admitted.
she stated that if we brought him back in, she would make the same decision , stood up and said" alanon" and left us there, stunned.
our friend did not die, because we drove him to portland, and he is in the psych ward now.
i try to stay positive in life, but this was too much, i had to say something.
tj-13 years sober

Anyone in the Corvallis area who is needing medical supplies, do yourself a favor and nightmare of dealing with this business. How they bill you and your insurance company should NOT be legal. I'm left with a charge on my statement that I never agreed to or was informed of when recvg my supplies. I'll be driving to Albany to Lincare.

Erickson will cause more anxiety than he could ever relieve. Fired him. Mania is better than this quack. I’ll warn as many as I can before his methods send anyone to the ER or worse.