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Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon Lawmakers Eye Workforce Crisis In Health Care Industry

Industry urges lawmakers to consider more incentives, such as student loan repayment, tuition assistance and child care stipends.

Nov 17, 2021
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Understaffed State Psychiatric Facilities Leave Mental Health Patients In Limbo

The shortage of beds at Oregon State Hospital reflects a national trend linked to staffing deficits that are cramping services in the public mental health system.

Oct 26, 2021

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HOSPITALS AROUND THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING LARGE ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS LIKE VANDERBILT IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, RELY ON TRAVEL NURSES TO KEEP THEIR ICUS FULLY STAFFED./BLAKE FARMER/WPLN NEWS

Worn-Out Nurses Hit The Road For Better Pay, Stressing Hospital Budgets And Morale

Hospitals pay handsomely to get temporary help, and those higher wages are tempting some staff nurses to hit the road, too.

Oct 21, 2021

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Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare walk-in clinic in Portland. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

Behavioral Health Slammed By Worker Shortage In Oregon

Behavioral health care providers look for ways to recruit and retain talent as they seek to expand services.

Aug 10, 2021
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