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PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, Washington, on Aug. 7, 2013. | RYTYHO USA/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

PeaceHealth Southwest Expects COVID-19 Vaccinations To Arrive Next Week

The Vancouver hospital doesn’t know yet how many doses of the vaccine by Pfizer and BioNTech it will receive.

Dec 10, 2020

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Unemployment Claims In Health Care Industry Spike In 2020

Tens of thousands of laid off or underemployed health care workers filed for unemployment compensation in Oregon this year, even as demand for specialized staff and other workers went up.

Dec 10, 2020
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Physicians Now Know More About Treating COVID-19

Though cases are soaring, Oregon has yet to reach a critical shortage of intensive care beds in part because doctors have learned to treat patients early and now have more drugs.

Dec 9, 2020
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | JESSICA FLOUM/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon State Hospital Grapples With COVID-19, Staff Shortages

Nearly 60 employees have become infected since the pandemic began, with 11 patients testing positive since October.

Dec 9, 2020

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First-Ever Federal Data Release Shows Short Supply Of Critical Care Beds In Oregon

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released detailed data on the COVID-19 capacity of hospitals across the country, including more than 60 in Oregon.

Dec 8, 2020
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Trillium's offices in Eugene. | CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/THE LUND REPORT

State Regulators Fault Trillium’s Portland-Area Medicaid Program - Again

Trillium appears substantially short of meeting standards set by the Oregon Health Authority for the Oregon Health Plan, documents show.

Dec 7, 2020
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Dr. Paul Thomas, a Beaverton pediatrician, has promoted his vaccine skepticism on YouTube.

Board Suspends Licenses Of 2 Physicians: Vaccine Skeptic And Mask Opponent

The Oregon Medical Board has taken more than 200 actions against physicians this year but these are the first emergency suspensions.

Dec 7, 2020

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

COVID-19 Outbreak At State Psychiatric Hospital Grows

The outbreak, the largest at the hospital since the pandemic began, has stopped the admission of new patients.

Dec 7, 2020

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Demand for COVID Vaccines Expected to Get Heated — And Fast

Dec 7, 2020

A medical laboratory scientist in Seattle reviews samples of purified genetic material to detect COVID-19 cases. | DAN DELONG/KAISER HEALTH NEWS

Coronavirus Likely Circulating In Oregon Last December, Study Shows

More than 570 blood samples collected by the American Red Cross in Oregon between Dec. 13 to Dec. 16, had antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus.

Dec 6, 2020

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