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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

COVID-19 Outbreak Strikes Oregon State Hospital

The facility has halted admissions for at least a week after 61 people test positive.

Jan 6, 2022
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Oregon Prepares To Expand Coverage to Undocumented Adults

Cover All People, a new program intended to combat disparities and improve health, will make the Oregon Health Plan open to people regardless of their immigration status starting July 1, 2022.

Dec 28, 2021
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As Omicron Threatens To Overwhelm Oregon Hospitals, Officials Push Boosters

A projected surge from the omicron variant of COVID-19 represents “dire” news for Oregon hospitals, patients and health care workers.

Dec 17, 2021

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State Auditors Flag Questionable Oregon Health Plan Billing

Their report urges safeguards to prevent bogus Medicaid billing during hospital stays.

Dec 15, 2021

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Oregon Lawmakers Put $19 Million Toward Medicaid Dental Cuts

The funds could boost dental care access, including in rural areas and for kids, after providers warn of “grave risk.”

Dec 14, 2021
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Amid Nursing Shortage, Lawmakers, Nurses Look For Solutions

Rep. Rachel Prusak, a nurse practitioner, plans to put forward a bill in the short session in 2022 with ways to bolster the workforce of nurses.

Dec 9, 2021
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Union members prepare for a strike in the rain beneath a tent. Boxes filled with signs are in the foreground.

SEIU-affiliated workers of McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center in Springfield staged their picketing from a tent across the street from the hospital on Dec. 6, 2021. The union, which represents more than 420 workers, started a five-day strike that day. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center Workers Go On Strike

The five-day strike comes after the hospital and SEIU failed to reach an agreement in negotiations.

Dec 7, 2021
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A registered nurse in St. Charles Bend’s intensive care unit stood outside a room where hospital staff treated an unconscious COVID-19 patient in May. | THE BULLETIN