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DIRECTOR PATRICK ALLEN, DIRECTOR OF THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY; (LEFT), DR. DEAN SIDELINGER, STATE EPIDEMIOLOGIST; DISCUSSED THE STATE’S NEW APPROACH TO COVID AND MONKEYPOX AT A NEWS CONFERENCE ON WEDNESDAY. THEY WERE TRANSLATED BY AN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER./SCREENSHOT, OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE WITH

With Cases Falling, Oregon Health Authority Shifts Attention Away From COVID-19

State health officials announced they are shifting resources away from tracking COVID toward other priorities, including monkeypox.
Sep 8, 2022
Cutline: Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen spoke Sept. 5 during a virtual meeting with behavioral health providers, advocates and others about Oregon State Hospital. The hospital has new limits it must follow for how long it can treat patients who face criminal charges.

Deadlines For Oregon State Hospital Stays Spark Concern

Critics say a court order that limits how long some patients can be treated at Oregon State Hospital could hurt public safety and put people on the street without care.
Sep 7, 2022
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OHSU STAFF IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AT OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY IN PORTLAND, ORE., IN AUGUST 2021./KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Oregon Nurses Say: ‘We’re Drowning’

With too many patients and too few colleagues, nurses say they are overwhelmed and more prone to mistakes.
Sep 6, 2022

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