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RHONDA JONES WITH SON TYRUS AND DAUGHTER ALAYNA AT THEIR HOME IN CROWN POINT, INDIANA. ALAYNA WAS INJURED DURING HER BIRTH AND HAS CEREBRAL PALSY. SHE WAS RECENTLY HOSPITALIZED WITH RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, OR RSV./TAYLOR GLASCOCK/KHN
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GERD ALTMANN/PIXABAY
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Salem Hospital
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BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT
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OHSU Hospital on Marquam Hill.
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LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT
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“It’s hard to not be negative about this,” said Joel Fogarty, a critical care nurse at Providence Portland Medical Center who has worked at the provider for 11 years.
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COURTESY OF JOEL FOGARTY
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem.
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OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY
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As respiratory illnesses cause increasing strain on hospitals in Oregon and Washington, PeaceHealth officials are telling people not to come to the emergency room at Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver if at all possible.
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COURTESY OF PEACEHEALTH
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