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Union members prepare for a strike in the rain beneath a tent. Boxes filled with signs are in the foreground.

SEIU-affiliated workers of McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center in Springfield staged their picketing from a tent across the street from the hospital on Dec. 6, 2021. The union, which represents more than 420 workers, started a five-day strike that day. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center Union Members Reach Deal

SEIU Local 49-affiliated health care workers have approved a three-year contract with raises and other benefits.

Jan 20, 2022
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Two Assisted-Living Closures In Tillamook County Mark Oregon’s First In 2022

Statewide, senior care facilities face critically short supply of qualified caregivers and exponential costs, an industry representative says.

Jan 20, 2022
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Officials Struggle To Regulate Pop-Up COVID Testing Sites — And Warn Patients To Beware

Mobile COVID-19 testing tents and vans have sprouted on urban sidewalks and street curbs, sparking concerns about risks.

Jan 20, 2022

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Oregonians Share Their COVID-19 Stories

A cross-section of Oregonians discussed what COVID-19 meant for them and their lives.

Jan 20, 2022

Clouds hover over the Oregon Capitol building.

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

Oregon Lawmakers Prepare For Short Session With Workforce Challenges, Among Others

Health care workforce needs and behavioral health incentives are on the table as lawmakers prepare for the short session.

Jan 20, 2022
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Lawmakers Seek Coverage For People Kicked Off Oregon Health Plan

With Medicaid redeterminations to resume this year, low-cost ‘public option’ discussions are gaining in urgency.

Jan 18, 2022
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Justices Block Broad Worker Vaccine Requirement, Health Worker Mandate Proceeds

The rule, which covers an estimated 80 million workers, took effect earlier last week.

Jan 18, 2022

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As Omicron Surges, Effort To Vaccinate Young Children Stalls

Just 27% of children ages 5 to 11 have received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine, and 18% have received two.

Jan 18, 2022

Providence Portland Medical Center staff prep to work on COVID-19 patients. | PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES

Oregon Gasping As It Nears Pinnacle Of Omicron Wave

The surge of the highly contagious COVID-19 variant is expected to crest in Oregon on or about Jan. 25.

Jan 18, 2022
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OHSU Cited Again For Animal Welfare Violations

A USDA inspection in December yielded OHSU's fourth critical violation in two years, this time for gerbil starvation.

Jan 18, 2022
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