def METHOD_NAME(host: str) -> bool:
    try:
        conn = oracledb.connect(
            host=host,
            port=1512,
            user="app",
            service_name="xepdb1",
            password="super-secret",
        )
        with conn.cursor() as cursor:
            cursor.execute("SELECT 1 FROM dual")
            resp = cursor.fetchone()
        return resp[0] == 1  # type: ignore
    except (OperationalError, DatabaseError, Exception):
        return False