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The Oregon Nurses Association has reached a tentative labor agreement with management at Mid-Columbia Medical Center. | OREGON NURSES ASSOCIATION

Briefly: Nurses In The Dalles Reach Tentative Labor Agreement

Members of the Oregon Nurses Association, who've been working without a contract since the end of June, appear to have resolved their differences with management at Mid-Columbia Medical Center.

Aug 20, 2018

Study: Urban/Rural Divide Narrows If Patients Get Same Treatment

Researchers at the Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center in Seattle found that patients enrolled in the same study have similar outcomes -- regardless where they live.

Aug 20, 2018

Multnomah County Suspends 2 Managers After Failing to Investigate Complaints About Unity

After reports surfaced about the lack of follow-up on reports of abuse at the Unity Center for Behavioral Health in Northeast Portland, a top-level county manager takes action.

Aug 20, 2018

Briefly: Kaiser Lands $1.4 Million For Opioid Study

Researchers will look at the role of opioids in suicides to help tools for clinicians in hopes of preventing more people from taking their lives.

Aug 17, 2018

Data Show Huge Range in Hospital Prices Across Oregon

The same procedures often cost five times more in rural areas as they do in Portland metro hospitals, according to a Lund Report analysis of insurance claims data.

Aug 16, 2018
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Briefly: Feds Give Oregon Community Health Centers $2.3 million

The yearly grants mark a slight decrease from last year.

Aug 15, 2018

Oregon And Other States Leverage Federal Funds To Help Insurers Lower Premiums

Reinsurance programs, which are gaining in popularity across the country, use federal money to help pay insurers who cover patients with high medical bills. They've helped curtail premium increases in Oregon.

Aug 15, 2018