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St. Alphonsus nurses fear more cuts are coming in Baker City

In the wake of ICU and birth center closures, nurses fight for new contract and more pay.

Sep 4, 2023

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Trillium Community Health, tech companies sued over data breach

In a class action suit, an Oregon Health Plan member is suing over data a Russian hacker gang is already using for ransom

Aug 31, 2023
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An artist's rendering of the planned expansion to Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria. | COLUMBIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Astoria hospital hopes to include tsunami upgrades in planned expansion

If awarded, a federal grant would help Columbia Memorial Hospital prepare for a natural disaster

Aug 31, 2023
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Oregon kids return to school — and the festival of viruses begins

Health care providers say Oregonians have more options to minimize the consequences of an infection with one of the big three: COVID-19, RSV and influenza

Aug 31, 2023

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St. Charles Health ‘encouraged’ by Medicare Advantage negotiations

The system says it’s listening to community concerns over care for 26,000 people in Central Oregon

Aug 31, 2023
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OHSU patient Chance Wischnofske gets in some quality gaming time on the new XBOX. Samuel Giles Le Blanc is a Patient Technology Specialist at OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital. | OHSU/CHRISTINE TORRES HICKS

Video games at OHSU help kids cope during medical treatment

The Therapeutic Gaming Program at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital utilizes video games to help children deal with stress

Aug 30, 2023

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Blood donations ‘urgently needed’ in Pacific Northwest ahead of Labor Day, officials say

The Red Cross’s Pacific Northwest Region does not expect to have enough blood to meet patient needs this month without an increase in donations

Aug 30, 2023

When Public Health launched a fentanyl awareness campaign, Trent Titus suggested and designed the billboard in Madras on U.S. 97. | PAT KRUIS/©PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP REPUBLISHED WITH PERMISSION