The tentative agreement was reached Saturday morning between unions and the health care company, averting a strike.
Nov 16, 2021
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The Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals held a rally on Sept. 28 to urge support for what the union calls safe staffing.
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Nurses and other health professionals at Kaiser Permanente in Oregon and Southwest Washington plan to strike, joining what could become a national work stoppage by nurses working for the health care giant.
Nov 9, 2021
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A registered nurse in St. Charles Bend’s intensive care unit stood outside a room where hospital staff treated an unconscious COVID-19 patient in May.
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Nurses and other professional health care workers at Kaiser Permanente in Oregon and southwest Washington voted 96% in favor of authorizing a strike.
Oct 11, 2021
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MICHELLE FULLINGTON HAS BEEN PUTTING TOGETHER SNACKS FOR STAFF AT THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE'S BEEN LIVING DUE TO HER DAUGHTER'S HEALTH ISSUES./COURTESY OF MICHELLE FULLINGTON/MEDICAL MOTHERHOOD
The Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems is still waiting for a response to a letter sent six days ago calling on some rules to be tightened and others to be waived.
Hospitals are worried staffing levels won’t be able to keep up with demand as doctors, nurses and specialists such as respiratory therapists become exhausted or, worse, infected and sick themselves.