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White Employee Accuses Legacy Of Racial Discrimination

A housekeeper who reported on her colleagues for alleged theft and time-clock fraud is suing the hospital system, claiming it did not protect her from harassment.

Jun 3, 2021
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New Oregon 5-Year Medicaid Plan Would Expand Membership, Increase Innovation

Oregon Health Authority tentatively wants the taxpayer-funded insurance plan to help with housing, other needs, in addition to medical care.

Jun 2, 2021
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19 Oregon Counties Now In Lower Risk Category for COVID-19

Clatsop County to become the 19th county with the lower risk ranking, while Lane and Polk counties drop into moderate risk category.

Jun 1, 2021

Vivian Pham is a Benson Polytechnic High School senior who is interested in becoming a nurse./Courtesy of Tram Nguyen

Oregon Not Equipped To Meet Demand From Aspiring Nurses

The Oregon Employment Department expects the state to have 28,600 job openings for nurses over the next 10 years while only graduating 16,000 registered nurses.

Jun 1, 2021

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Biden Administration Signals It’s in No Rush to Allow Canadian Drug Imports

Six states have passed laws to start drug imports from Canada, and Florida, Colorado and New Mexico are the furthest along in plans to get federal approval.

Jun 1, 2021

Oregon State Hospital. | AMANDA LOMAN/SALEM REPORTER

State Hospital Shifts Managers To Nursing Work To Cope

Oregon State Hospital leaders have still received no response on deploying the National Guard to aid with a staffing crisis, but the Oregon Office of Emergency Management is seeking civilians to help.

Jun 1, 2021

SHARON MCCUTCHEON ON UNSPLASH

Little-Known Illnesses Turning Up in COVID Long-Haulers

A significant percentage of patients with lingering symptoms after testing negative for the virus are suffering from syndromes that few doctors understand or treat.

Jun 1, 2021

PFC Juan Carlos Rojas administers COVID-19 vaccine to licensed massage therapist with Serenity Hospice Jason Mayberry at the state fairgrounds in Salem. | ABIGAIL DOLLINS/SALEM STATESMAN JOURNAL

CCOs, Providers Push Back On State COVID-19 Vaccination Incentive Plan

The Oregon Health Authority is rewriting its plan to radically increase vaccination of Medicaid members, after coordinated care organizations say the goal is unattainable

May 28, 2021
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A registered nurse in St. Charles Bend’s intensive care unit stood outside a room where hospital staff treated an unconscious COVID-19 patient in May. | THE BULLETIN

St. Charles Bend At Capacity With COVID-19, Trauma Patients

As of Thursday, all 24 beds were full in the ICU, including five patients with the virus. Three of the infected patients are on ventilators.

May 28, 2021

Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | BRYAN M. VANCE/OPB

Situation Dire At Oregon State Hospital, National Guard Asked To Help Staffing

Activating the National Guard was the final step in a five-stage crisis staffing plan hospital administrators developed last fall after a COVID outbreak on the hospital campus left more employees unable to work.

May 28, 2021

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