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SEIU Local 49 President Meg Niemi speaks during an event Thursday Sept. 14, 2023 in Southeast Portland with over 100 union members and supporters. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Potential strike looms at Kaiser Permanente as employees approve work stoppage

The strike authorization vote is intended to increase pressure on the health care consortium as workers seek better pay and staffing

Sep 14
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Becky Hultberg, president and CEO of the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, speaks at a bill signing event in Salem, Ore., on Aug. 15, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon hospital leader Becky Hultberg talks unions, finances and emerging from COVID

As hospitals across the state face unprecedented challenges, the industry group CEO sits down to discuss an uncertain future

Sep 14
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Heat-related deaths are up, and not just because it’s getting hotter

Heat was the underlying or contributing cause of about 1,670 deaths last year, and an increase in drug use and homelessness is a significant part of the problem

Sep 14

An AMR ambulance at Legacy Health Good Samaritan Medical Center in Northwest Portland, Ore., on July 30, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

You might need an ambulance, but your state might not see it as ‘essential’

Oregon is among 13 states that have passed laws designating or allowing local governments to deem EMS as an essential service. Washington is not.

Sep 14

U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, speaks on the House floor on March 10, 2023. | C-SPAN SCREENSHOT

Salinas urges House to eliminate anti-LGBTQ, anti-abortion parts of defense budget bill

The Oregon Democratic congresswoman says “partisan extremists” endanger funding in the bill needed to fight the opioid crisis

Sep 14

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Oregon health officials recommend getting new COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it’s available

It’s not yet clear exactly when the new COVID-19 vaccine will be available in Oregon. But people can begin scheduling appointments now.

Sep 14

Jonnette Paddy, director of Indigenous Women Rising’s abortion fund, shows a social media post by the group on June 29, 2023. In the first six months of 2023, the fund has distributed $180,000 to support patients. That’s compared with $110,000 in all of 2022. | NOEL LYN SMITH/NEWS21

Indigenous women navigate abortion access hurdles post-Roe

Abortion was never readily available to Indigenous women, and the reversal of Roe v. Wade made it worse. States with some of the nation's largest Indigenous populations also have some of the strictest restrictions on abortion.

Sep 14

The Oregon Health Authority in Salem. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Oregon becomes 3rd in nation to seek federal approval for a basic health program

OHA advisors say yes to free health care for adults at 138-200% of the poverty level

Sep 13

Oregon Recovers co-founder and director, Mike Marshall (at right), speaks at an Oregon Recovers event last year. Tony Vezina, founder and director of 4D Recovery stands at left. | COURTESY OREGON RECOVERS

Advocates urge bold action to address Oregon’s addiction crisis

Oregon Recovers wants state officials to declare a state emergency and mobilize a response that includes temporary field services, immediate access to care and changes to Measure 110

Sep 13
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Marion County sues Oregon State Hospital over treatment

Seeking home turf after a federal court ruling, Marion County wants a local court to find that the state is not fulfilling its duties to patients and the public

Sep 12

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