OHA Director Patrick Allen Hospitalized With Non-COVID-19 Issue

Oregon City OR

25 January, 2022

4:49 PM

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OREGON CITY, OR —The Oregon Health Authority says that its director, Patrick Allen, has been hospitalized since Sunday morning. They add that Allen does not have COVID-19. Officials say that Allen was transported to the hospital after what they call a "serious fall." Officials say that he was being evaluated for "subsequent heart issues." OHA says that Allen is expected to be released "soon." "I'm grateful for the difficult, life-saving contributions he's made to Oregon's pandemic response" Governor Brown said. "He is in my thoughts and I wish him a very speedy recovery." The agency says that Deputy Director Kris Kautz will oversee agency operations for at least this week while Allen is out.