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STREET CAMPERS ON SOUTHWEST 13TH AVENUE IN PORTLAND ARE CLEARED FROM THE AREA ON APRIL 12, 2022. THE CAMP HAD BEEN HOME TO A GROUP BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 24./REBECCA ELLIS/OPB

Portland mayor suggests easing process to involuntarily commit people with mental health struggles

Oregon has long made it difficult to force people to get mental health treatment. But as homelessness worsens, there are growing calls to loosen those laws.

Dec 13, 2022

St. Charles Health System in Bend. | COURTESY OF ST. CHARLES HEALTH

Tensions rise in union drive at St. Charles in Bend

The push to establish a new union to represent 304 doctors, physician assistants and others is now before the National Labor Relations Board.

Dec 13, 2022
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A YOUNG CHILD WITH RSV IS TREATED AT COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER IN MISSOULA, MONTANA./COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER VIA KHN.

Hospital financial decisions played role in the critical shortage of pediatric beds for RSV patients

Over the last decade hospitals have shuttered children’s wards and expanded the number of beds available for more profitable endeavors.

Dec 10, 2022

PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND EQUIPMENT ARE SEEN AT LEGACY'S GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL IN NORTHWEST PORTLAND./ALAN SYLVESTRE /OPB

Overwhelmed Portland hospitals enter crisis standards of care

Struggling to treat a surge of patients, Portland metro-area hospitals have adopted standards that allow reduced staffing and more triaging.

Dec 10, 2022

Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Hearing Highlights Broad Concern Over State Hospital Order

A judge’s order intended to streamline the release of aid and assist patients at the Oregon State Hospital has staff, management and others concerned.

Dec 8, 2022
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Employers Use Patient Assistance Programs To Offset Their Own Costs

Employers are tapping into dollars provided through programs they have previously criticized: patient financial assistance initiatives set up by drugmakers.

Dec 8, 2022

A health care worker pushes a gurney passed other workers in blue scrubs inside a hospital through a corridor.

Inside Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon Sees Nursing School Applications Dry Up: Report

A new report confirms Oregon’s nursing shortage and points to long-term challenges in producing new nurses.

Dec 8, 2022
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Oregon Workers, Employers Will Soon Pay Into State’s New Paid Leave Program

Oregonians should see deductions from their paychecks in January. Paid leave benefits are scheduled to roll out in September.

Dec 8, 2022

Planned Parenthood facilities, like this one in Southeast Portland, provide the majority of abortions in Oregon. | LYNNE TERRY/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Oregon Workgroup Recommends Stronger Protections For Abortion Doctors

The workgroup spent the summer analyzing state laws and resources for abortion and gender-affirming care.

Dec 8, 2022

Origins Faith Community is a nonprofit day shelter in Ontario, Ore., that launched a peer program with Measure 110 funding. On Oct. 13, 2022, Anthony Caliendo, 52, walks through the dining room before the day’s lunch is served. | KYLE GREEN/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon’s Addiction Care Rollout Puts Peers In A Precarious Position

The number of people in recovery hired to connect people to treatment is increasing, but the broken system in which they work poses challenges and risks.

Dec 8, 2022

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