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Pediatric beds are viewed as less profitable by hospitals, experts say. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

Nurses at 3 Legacy Health hospitals in Portland push to unionize

The move comes as competitor OHSU is attempting to acquire the organization

Jan 7

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Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, in Portland, Ore., Aug. 2, 2023. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Providence says it is prepared for a major nurses strike, but asks doctors not to walk

The Oregon Nurses Association called the indefinite strike across all eight of Providence’s hospitals in Oregon beginning Jan. 10.

Jan 2

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A encampment is seen from the Willamette River in Portland, Ore., on May 29, 2024. | APRIL EHRLICH/OPB

Last year was the deadliest on record for people in Portland who are homeless

Fentanyl drove the biggest spike in Multnomah County deaths, according to the health department

Dec 26, 2024

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Three influenza A (H5N1/bird flu) virus particles. The image incorporates two CDC transmission electron micrographs that have been inverted, repositioned and colorized by NIAID. | COURTESY/CDC AND NIAID VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Why Oregonians should care, but not panic, about bird flu

Experts, including those at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, stress that the current risk to the general public is low. However, flu viruses can evolve, and the CDC rates the bird flu’s potential to adapt for sustained human-to-human transmission as “moderate.

Dec 19, 2024

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How a Republican trifecta could reshape abortion access in a deep blue state like Oregon

Abortion providers in Oregon say they’re preparing for changes, despite protective state laws

Nov 19, 2024

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Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon, on Nov. 21, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

A mentally ill inmate in Oregon lost nearly 100 pounds before his sudden death, records suggest

“Starvation is a terrible way to die,” says attorney Lee Ann Donaldson, who is representing Skye Baskin’s family

Nov 5, 2024

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Bags of fluid for intravenous (IV) infusions. | COURTESY/NIAID VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

How a flooded North Carolina factory could impact Oregon hospitals

The shortage due to Hurricane Helene could last months

Oct 10, 2024

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COVID-19, RSV, flu: Updated shots are available now in Oregon

Reformulated flu and COVID-19 shots are available to Oregonians starting this month. And an RSV vaccine — developed only last year — could have an unprecedented impact in keeping infants out of the hospital this fall and winter.

Sep 24, 2024

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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 as the state’s largest nurses union called a five-day strike. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

At issue in Providence nurses strike: Oregon’s hospital staffing law

Nurses are preparing to strike for better wages and benefits. But the most intense disagreement is over what the nurse’s employment contract will — or will not — say regarding hospital staffing plans

Jun 13, 2024

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

Multnomah County retracts claim that overdoses led to lower cardiac arrest survival rates in 2023

County officials attributed a drop in the survival rate of cardiac arrest patients to drug overdoses. The explanation made sense considering Oregon's rising number of overdoses, but it was wrong.

May 23, 2024