Oregon prison medical care under renewed scrutiny as top doctor and manager placed on leave

Two health officials at Oregon Department of Corrections placed on leave amid investigation • Oregon Capital Chronicle

The Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem. (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle)The Oregon Department of Corrections placed its chief of medicine and the assistant director for health services on paid administrative leave on Thursday, pending a human resources investigation.  The department declined to give any details about the investigation into Dr. Warren Roberts, its chief of medicine, and Joe Bugher, the agency’s assistant director of health …

Oregon’s top prison doctor placed on leave

The Oregon Department of Corrections chief medical officer and the administrator who oversees medical services were placed on paid leave Thursday amid a review of the agency’s health care services, the agency confirmed.

Two health officials at Oregon Department of Corrections placed on leave amid investigation - Salem Reporter

The Oregon Department of Corrections placed its chief of medicine and the assistant director for health services on paid administrative leave on Thursday, pending a human resources investigation.  The department declined to give any details about the investigation into Dr. Warren Roberts, its chief of medicine, and Joe Bugher, the agency’s assistant director of health services, who were put on leave. The move, first reported by The Oregonian/Ore…

Two health officials at Oregon Department of Corrections placed on leave amid investigation

The Oregon Department of Corrections placed its chief of medicine and the assistant director for health services on paid administrative leave on Thursday, pending a human resources investigation. The department declined to give any details about the investigation into Dr. Warren Roberts, its chief of medicine, and Joe Bugher, the agency’s assistant director of health services, who were put on leave. The move, first reported by The Oregonian/Oreg…

Oregon’s top prison doctor placed on leave - Legalization Profiles

In the midst of a review of the department’s health care services, the Oregon Department of Corrections revealed that its chief medical officer and the administrator in charge of medical services were placed on paid leave Thursday. Medical care for Oregon’s approximately 12,000 inmates is managed by Dr. Warren Roberts and Joe Bugher. Assistant Director of Health Services is Burger’s title. Roberts makes $380,724 a year, while Bugher makes $241,1…