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Bounties And Bonuses Leave Small Hospitals Behind In Staffing Wars

With no end to the staffing crisis in sight, hospitals have taken to enticing workers from other facilities to fulfill needs, using hefty bonuses.

Feb 8, 2022

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Delay For Behavioral Health Money Stirs Concerns

Oregon’s slow roll out of a $1 billion package in behavioral health is raising eyebrows.

Feb 8, 2022
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University of Oregon's COVID Support Program To Expand Statewide

The Oregon Public Health Corps will contact trace and support people in isolation, and is hoped to reinvigorate the public health system.

Feb 8, 2022

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Oregon’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations Projected To Decline Rapidly

The latest modeling from Oregon Health & Science University projected that hospitalizations would peak the weekend of Feb. 5-6 before declining.

Feb 5, 2022

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Few Obtain Treatment In First Year Of Oregon Drug-Decriminalization Grants

Fewer than 1% of those helped with Measure 110 dollars last year entered treatment, but many utilized harm reduction services, state data shows.

Feb 4, 2022

State health officials are racing to win federal approval of Oregon Health Plan changes before Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, shown at the Oregon Convention Center vaccination site, leaves office. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

For Governor, The Pandemic And Health Care Stay In Forefront

Gov. Kate Brown gave her final State of the State address Thursday, with an eye toward pushing Oregon beyond COVID-19 and expanding the state’s health care workforce.

Feb 4, 2022
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House Bill Would Bolster Behavioral Health Workforce

The state would provide incentives to retain and recruit employees in the behavioral health care industry as policymakers seek a long-term solution.

Feb 3, 2022
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Oregon Health Authority Has Stockpiled More Than 2 Million COVID-19 Tests

The antigen rapid test kits at its warehouse in Wilsonville, but the agency does not know when they’ll be sent out.

Feb 3, 2022

Salem Health clinical nurse Heather Gatchet says calling her mom before her morning shift at Salem Health hospital is part of her regular routine. /Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB