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National Guard Member Investigated Over Patient Interactions While Deployed at Oregon State Hospital

An Oregon guard member has been released from their deployment over an incident that is still under investigation.

Apr 5, 2022
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Portland Doctor Defends Hefty Insurance Charges At Vaccine Clinic

Pearl Health Center in Portland billed insurers for COVID-19 shots as office visits though conducted in a children's play center.

Apr 5, 2022
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Report: Harney County Has Highest COVID-19 Death Rate On West Coast

A report that relied on death data from Johns Hopkins University in Maryland found the rural Oregon county had the highest COVID death rate on the West Coast.

Apr 5, 2022

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Many Hospitals Still Not Obeying Federal Price Disclosure Rules, Survey Says

Among Oregon hospitals surveyed, three post their full range of prices online and eight do not, a nonprofit claims, but several hospitals say that's not true.

Apr 5, 2022
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Why Nurses Are Raging And Quitting After The RaDonda Vaught Verdict

A Portland nurse quit her job after a Tennessee nurse was convicted of felonies over a fatal medication mistake, reflecting concerns nationwide.

Apr 5, 2022

Ingrid Ulrey, a regional director of the federal Department of Health and Human Services, visited Salem Health on Thursday./Salem Reporter

Regional Leader For The Federal Health And Human Services Agency Met With Oregon Officials

A top federal official visited Oregon for the first time, checking on the state’s response to the pandemic, behavioral health care and workforce shortages.

Apr 5, 2022

OREGON STATE PENITENTIARY IN SALEM, OREGON./KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB.

Judge Grants Class-Action Status To Oregon Prisoners Sickened By COVID

The federal ruling, possibly the first of its kind nationally, opens the door to a potentially massive liability that could cost Oregon millions of dollars to resolve.

Apr 5, 2022

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Indigenous Language Interpreters Say They’ve Been Excluded From Equity-Based Push

They say state officials’ have declined repeated requests to meet with them regarding health care interpreter certification requirements and new rules aimed at making the industry more equitable.

Mar 31, 2022