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Portland To Create First-Responder Program For Low-Level Medical Calls

The Community Health, Assess and Treat Program, or CHAT, is expected to start mid-November with two pilot teams.

Oct 14, 2021

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Surprise-Billing Rule ‘Puts A Thumb On The Scale’ To Keep Arbitrated Costs In Check

The No Surprises Act takes effect Jan. 1 and will protect patients against surprise medical bills for out-of-network treatment, but unintended consequences are unknown.

Oct 14, 2021

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Hospital Chaplain Provides Respite For Health Care Workers Exhausted Amid Pandemic

As one of three chaplains at St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton, Ann Marie Hardin’s job is to walk around the hospital and talk to health care workers.

Oct 14, 2021

A bill to increase the penalties for assaulting hospital workers died on the desk of Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney, who has long championed equity in mental health services. | JONATHAN HOUSE/PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP

Oregon Funds ‘Historic’ $500M For Mental Health Services

Half a billion is OK’d, but leader says ‘we're not doing enough’ until it’s treated like other health care.

Oct 14, 2021
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As The Deadline Nears, Oregon Department Of Corrections Employees Are 50% Vaccinated

So far, the agency has approved exemptions for nearly 16% of its workforce, which corrections officials said were largely for religions reasons.

Oct 14, 2021

ANNALISA BIRT, LEFT, TALKS WITH GOV. KATE BROWN AT A DRIVE-THRU COVID-19 VACCINATION CLINIC AT PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, APRIL 9, 2021./KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Unions Win Six Week COVID Vaccine Reprieve For Most Oregon Government Workers

Employees represented by SEIU Local 503 and AFSCME Council 75 who have received at least one dose of vaccine by Oct. 18 must now complete their immunization by Nov. 30.

Oct 14, 2021

Gov. Kate Brown holds a mask with Oregon's state crest pictured on it as she sits behind a desk.

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Health Care Workers, Others Sue Oregon In Federal Court To Halt Vaccine Mandate

A group of 42 people has sued Gov. Kate Brown and Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen over the COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

Oct 13, 2021
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Health Care Industry Voices Concerns Over State’s Medicaid Plan

Stakeholders wonder how the state’s next Medicaid plan will be funded and whether its goals are sustainable amid workforce shortages.

Oct 13, 2021
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MAWATA KAMARA WORKS AS A NURSE AT SAN LEANDRO HOSPITAL IN SAN LEANDRO, CALIFORNIA, WHERE VISITORS HAVE TWICE MADE GUN THREATS AGAINST STAFFERS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN./SHELBY KNOWLES/KHN

‘Are You Going To Keep Me Safe?’ Hospital Workers Sound Alarm On Rising Violence

Eighteen months since the pandemic began, health care workers say they are experiencing an alarming rise in violence in their workplaces.

Oct 12, 2021

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6 Months To Live Or Die: How Long Should An Alcoholic Wait For A Liver Transplant?

Widespread practice requires that patients with alcoholic liver disease complete a period of sobriety before they can get on the waiting list for a liver.

Oct 12, 2021

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