Amelia Templeton

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OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY

OHSU leaders warn crowded emergency room is hurting finances

Hospital leaders plan to present a full plan to address the emergency department overcrowding in June

Apr 23, 2024

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SHUTTERSTOCK

Oregon study: COVID-19 vaccine not associated with cardiac deaths in healthy young people

A new study found no evidence of a potential complication of the COVID-19 vaccine — myocarditis — in cardiac deaths in the state

Apr 16, 2024

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Oregon health care providers still feeling cash crunch after national hack ends

Health care providers across Oregon are still sorting through reams of bills to see if they will be reimbursed for care given during the hack

Mar 31, 2024

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Families hit with high costs, waitlists for youth rehab in Oregon and nationwide

The research led by OHSU found that half of the treatment facilities surveyed nationally required an up-front payment averaging more than $28,000, and only a few facilities provide free service to people on Medicaid

Jan 9, 2024

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Tents in downtown Portland on March 14, 2022. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Cluster of Shigella cases poses low risk to general public, Multnomah County officials say

There have been 45 cases of Shigella reported in the Tri-County area, including Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas, in December so far.

Dec 29, 2023

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Residents participate in a behavioral change meeting at the Blackburn Center in East Portland, Ore., on May 5, 2023. The 80-bed center, operated by Central City Concern, provides housing for people in recovery, along with health care, employment counseling, addiction treatment and other support services. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF / OPB

Washington County converts quarantine beds into recuperative care haven for homeless population

Ten motel rooms in Hillsboro, Oregon, have been repurposed as a place for unhoused individuals to recover with help from a visiting nurse

Dec 12, 2023

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PIXABAY

More newborn shots for RSV come to Oregon, but won’t meet demand, officials say

Nov 22, 2023

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The emergency department at Legacy Good Samaritan hospital in Portland on July 30, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon hospitals’ financial performance improved in the second quarter of 2023

Finances are better overall, but some facilities still lose money, hospital group says

Oct 26, 2023

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Emily Bendt cradles her 2-week-old infant, Willow, at her home near Portland, Ore., in early October 2023. Bendt, a pediatric nurse, closely followed the recent approval of the RSV monoclonal antibody Nirsevimab but has been unable to find it for her daughter. | AMELIA TEMPLETON/OPB

A new RSV shot could help protect babies this winter — if they can get it in time

The factors slowing down Nirsevimab dissemination include supply, high cost and bureaucratic obstacles in Medicaid’s vaccine distribution system for children

Oct 26, 2023

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PIXABAY

Treatment to protect infants from RSV faces obstacles in Oregon

Cost and government rules are slowing down the urgent effort to get the RSV shot to newborns

Oct 3, 2023