Alex Hasenstab

A health care worker pushes a gurney passed other workers in blue scrubs inside a hospital through a corridor.

Inside Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon Governor Issues Order To Help Hospitals Address Rising Pediatric Cases Of RSV

Hospitals are gaining flexibility to staff beds for children and allow them to draw on a pool of nurse and doctor volunteers.

Nov 15, 2022

A PATIENT IS CARED FOR IN THE HALLWAY OF THE SALEM HEALTH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN SALEM, ORE., IN JANUARY 2022./KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Oregon Will Keep Masks Mandatory In Health Care Settings For Now

With case counts expected to rise, the state will retain its mandatory mask rules for health care settings at least through the respiratory virus season despite federal changes.

Oct 6, 2022

Umatilla County

Umatilla County Struggles Once Again With COVID-19

Local leaders have opted to recommend rather than mandate masks in indoor spaces, because they think more people will comply with guidance rather than edicts.

Aug 4, 2021

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