Health care providers say Oregonians have more options to minimize the consequences of an infection with one of the big three: COVID-19, RSV and influenza
Saint Alphonsus Medical Center-Baker City will close its maternity ward in an increasingly common cost-saving measure for rural hospitals
Jun 29, 2023
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Nurses and other health care workers along with their supporters took to the picket lines
outside Providence Portland Medical Center on Monday, June 19 as the state’s largest nurses union called a five-day strike.
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Oregon is processing eligibility redeterminations for all 1.5 million Oregon Health Plan and Children’s Health Insurance members, and it’s a process fraught with challenges
Apr 6, 2023
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People in rural communities have higher incidents of overdoses, alcohol related deaths and suicides, than those living in more urban areas. Suicide risks are particularly high for men working in fishing, farming and ranching industries.
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OPB concludes its series on holes in the mental health system with a look at the stresses and wider lack of mental health services in rural Oregon
Mar 21, 2023
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Patients fill in their answers to the prompt, “I dream to someday…” in a hallway at the Oregon State Hospital in Salem, March 8, 2023.
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