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St. Charles Health System in Redmond. | COURTESY ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM

COVID-19 Outbreak Hits St. Charles Hospital In Redmond

The outbreak is the latest to affect patients and staff working in a hospital in Oregon or Southwest Washington.

Jan 20, 2021

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A statue outside the Oregon Capitol. | ALEX VISSER/THE LUND REPORT

COVID-19, Health Care Funding In Full Legislative Agenda

Issues related to the pandemic are certain to dominate the session but there are plenty of other proposals in the works, including legislation on a public option.

Jan 19, 2021
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Oregon’s Latest Vaccine Rollout Plan Mired In Uncertainty

A plan to put seniors after educators and school staff has drawn scrutiny among officials calling for the state to base its priority decisions on public health data.

Jan 15, 2021

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Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare walk-in clinic in Portland. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

State’s Lack Of Funding Hits Behavioral Health Care Providers With Double Whammy

Companies like Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare have to keep their clinics open under a federal agreement while facing losses from the pandemic.

Jan 13, 2021
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Children’s Mental Health Crisis Festers In Oregon

A mental health professional, who remembers his own attempts to kill himself three decades ago, says he wouldn’t have survived the same experience today.

Jan 12, 2021
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Oregon Hopes To Step Up Vaccinations; Bringing in National Guard

Health care providers struggle to boost the current vaccination pace and soon the state could have more than 1 million doses from the federal government.

Jan 8, 2021

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Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | RENAUDE HATSEDAKIS

Bills Would Target Mergers Among Hospital Systems, Clinic Networks, Others

The Oregon Health Authority wants the public to be able to weigh in on proposed mergers and acquisitions, a proposal that advocates support.

Jan 5, 2021
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State Lowers Risk Level For 6 Counties But Most Remain In Highest Risk Category

Gov. Kate Brown said that the state is making progress in stopping the spread of COVID-19, but she cautioned against Oregonians letting down their guard.

Dec 29, 2020

Oregon Imaging Techs Protest State’s 77% Hike In License Fee

A petition objects to the $96 boost in the two-year fee, but the state says it needs the money to run its licensing system.

Dec 28, 2020
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Oregon Tobacco and E-cigarette Tax Hikes Kick In Jan. 1 

The voter-approved hike of $2 per pack raises the state tax to $3.33 a pack, making smoking a far costlier proposition for the 480,000 Oregon adults who smoke.

Dec 28, 2020
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