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State: Oregon Hospitals Must Disclose When They Ration Care

Oregon Health Authority says hospitals need to disclose the methods they use during a crisis to decide who gets resources such as ICU beds and ventilators.
January 13, 2022
 
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Last August the intensive care unit at Oregon Health and Science University was filled to capacity. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Anticipating a spiking need for ICU beds, ventilators and other emergency resources at Oregon hospitals, the state has requiring hospitals to aler