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

OSHA Cites Oregon State Hospital $54,180 For Violations

Workplace safety regulators cited Oregon State Hospital for failure to investigate workplace injuries.

Sep 22, 2022

Source: Oregon Health Authority. | THE LUND REPORT

Graded On A Curve, State’s Low-Income Health Care System Shows Strains

Despite reduced targets to reflect the pandemic, several regional insurers fell short in the Oregon Health Plan report card.

Sep 22, 2022

The Oregon State Hospital campus in Junction City. | CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/THE LUND REPORT

Second Patient Accuses Former State Hospital Nurse Of Sexual Harassment

Woman’s lawsuit claims a male nurse tracked her down to a Portland church.

Sep 20, 2022
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For a time, drive-through and walk-in vaccinations were available across the state, including some funded by the state. | PHOTO COPYRIGHT: PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP (USED WITH PERMISSION)

Oregon Security Firm Sues Traveling Nurse Contractor For Unpaid COVID-19 Services

Jogan Health faces a lawsuit alleging it hasn’t paid $724,000 for security services at Oregon COVID-19 testing sites.

Sep 15, 2022
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Cutline: Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen spoke Sept. 5 during a virtual meeting with behavioral health providers, advocates and others about Oregon State Hospital. The hospital has new limits it must follow for how long it can treat patients who face criminal charges.

Deadlines For Oregon State Hospital Stays Spark Concern

Critics say a court order that limits how long some patients can be treated at Oregon State Hospital could hurt public safety and put people on the street without care.

Sep 7, 2022
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Multnomah County health workers get vaccinated on Jan. 13, 2021. | MOTOYA NAKAMURA/MULTNOMAH COUNTY

Vaccine Hesitancy Highest Among Republicans and Black People, Study Finds

Nationally and in Oregon, vaccination remains a challenge, according to new research from Portland State University.

Sep 6, 2022
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Oregon State Hospital Ordered To Discharge Some Patients Sooner

Facing a backlog of incoming patients, a federal judge ordered the state psychiatric hospital to set new deadlines for patient treatment lengths.

Sep 1, 2022
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St. Charles Health System in Bend. | COURTESY OF ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM

St. Charles Health System Reverses Course On Collecting Overpayments

The central Oregon provider ends its efforts to collect roughly $2 million from employees it overpaid.

Aug 29, 2022
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St. Anthony Hospital Technical Workers Vote To Unionize

Nearly 40 health care workers at the Pendleton hospital have organized to join the Oregon Nurses Association.

Aug 25, 2022
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U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland in 2016. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Wyden Launches Inquiry Into Deceptive Medicare Marketing

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden asks Oregon and 14 other states for information about consumer complaints.

Aug 23, 2022
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