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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

At Oregon’s Salem Health, The Doctor Will See You Now — In The Hallway

The omicron variant is less severe, but Oregon’s health system is as fragile as ever.

Feb 3, 2022

REP. TRAVIS NELSON, D-PORTLAND, IS OREGON'S NEWEST LAWMAKER AND A REGISTERED NURSE./COURTESY OF TRAVIS NELSON

Q&A: Rep. Travis Nelson Is Oregon’s Newest Lawmaker

The vice-president of the Oregon Nurses Association has been appointed to fill the seat vacated by former House Speaker Tina Kotek.

Feb 3, 2022
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Last year a state employee inadvertently released the vaccination status of some 40,000 Oregon state employees. Pictured is an Aviva Health temporary COVID-19 testing and vaccination site in Roseburg. | PHOTO COURTESY OF AVIVA HEALTH

House Bill Would Set Up Mobile Health Units In Oregon

Mobile health units in two communities would target health disparities in the proposed pilot program.

Feb 3, 2022
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Court-Appointed Expert Spotlights Community Role In Oregon State Hospital Problems

The expert's report will spawn legislation aimed at pressuring counties to house discharged state hospital patients in community based programs.

Feb 2, 2022
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Oregon Sets An Enrollment Record, But Lags Other States

Pandemic-sparked health insurance discounts drove record enrollment around the country, but most states notched bigger gains.

Feb 1, 2022

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Oregon Alzheimer’s Advocates To Ask Lawmakers For Support To Fight Disease

On Feb. 8-10, dozens of Oregonians will meet with legislators to ask for legislative support in the fight against Alzheimer’s and all other dementia.

Feb 1, 2022

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Faxes And Snail Mail: Will Pandemic-Era Flaws Unleash Improved Health Technology?

COVID-19 exposed just how ill equipped the outdated technology used by government agencies is to handle unprecedented demand.

Feb 1, 2022

AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE 7.7 ACRE PLOT OF FARMLAND WHERE NW BIBLE TRAINING OPERATES./CLACKAMAS COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING DIVISIN/PMG PHOTO

Clackamas County Denies ‘Faith-Based Addiction Recovery Farm’

Commissioners found long-running Northwest Bible Training was out of compliance with state land-use regulations.

Feb 1, 2022
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New Peer Respite Centers Remain Elusive, 6 Months After New Law

Advocates are concerned about the slow start-up of new peer respite centers, a system that still lacks administrative rules for proposals.

Feb 1, 2022
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