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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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SHUTTERSTOCK
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CVS’ AT-HOME TESTS THAT SCREEN FOR HIV AND OTHER SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS CAN BE BOUGHT IN STORES AND ONLINE. THE KIT IS PRICED AT $99.99./ERIC HARKLEROAD/ KHN
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JACQUELINE LEWIS LOST SON SHAUN LEWIS TO AN OVERDOSE IN OCTOBER 2022. SHE’S NOW RAISING HER 7-YEAR-OLD GRANDDAUGHTER, WHILE CARING FOR HER 95-YEAR-OLD MOTHER WHO HAS DEMENTIA, ON NOTHING MORE THAN SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENTS./MADDIE MCGARVEY/KHN
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OHSU HOSPITAL/COURTESY PHOTO VIA OPB
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Rep. Rob Nosse, shown at a meeting of the Interim House Committee on Behavioral Health in June, has been tapped to head the Committee on Health Care — which could take on an expanded role next year if the two committees are merged.
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SCREENGRAB VIA ZOOM/THE LUND REPORT
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Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay.
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COURTESY OF BAY AREA HOSPITAL
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PIXABAY
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This Oregon Medical Group clinic in Eugene is one of several primary care businesses bought in Oregon in recent years by UnitedHealth's Optum Health Division.
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CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/THE LUND REPORT
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Staff care for a COVID-19 patient at Oregon Health & Science University.
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COURTESY OF OHSU
