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Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in southwest Portland. | M.O. STEVENS/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Providence St. Vincent Nurses Vote To Authorize Strike

The potential walkout at the Portland hospital would be the first nurses’ strike for Providence Health & Services, the largest provider in Oregon.

May 5, 2022
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Johnson & Johnson's COVID vaccine. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Oregon Faces Class-Action Lawsuit After Vaccine Data Release

A state employee sued the Department of Administrative Services after it inadvertently released the vaccination status of more than 40,000 state employees.

May 3, 2022
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon National Guardsman Removed From Oregon State Hospital Duty

State investigators found a Guard member engaged in unprofessional conduct, records show.

Apr 26, 2022
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CANDIDATES IN THE 2022 RACE FOR OREGON GOVERNOR./COURTESY PHOTOS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon’s Gubernatorial Candidates On Health Care

From the state’s addiction crisis to a public option, here’s how top contenders would address health care issues if elected.

Apr 23, 2022
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The Oregon Health Authority in Salem. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Former Oregon Health Authority Employee Indicted In COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

Prosecutors allege the former employee set up a sham company that received nearly $1.5 million in fraudulent COVID-19 relief payments.

Apr 20, 2022

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Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in southwest Portland. | M.O. STEVENS/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Nurses At A Providence Hospital Plan To Vote For Possible Strike

The vote would give nurses at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center the ability to go on strike but not require it.

Apr 19, 2022
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon State Hospital Patient Punched In Head In Altercation With Staff 

A temporary staffing agency aide was banned after he struck a patient who’d called him a racist epithet, records show.

Apr 18, 2022
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Oregon Health & Science University Center for Health and Healing Building 2 in the South Waterfront neighborhood, July 2020. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Amid Tensions, OHSU and AFSCME Bargain For A New Contract 

Controversial administration ‘phishing’ email came as negotiations for 7,500 employees entered their fifth week.

Apr 18, 2022
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Providence Pays $22.7 Million To Settle Whistleblower Complaint

A doctor’s investigation of his colleagues sparked a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into allegations of fraudulent billing in Washington state.

Apr 14, 2022
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SYDNEY MCCORNACK (LEFT) OF PORTLAND DURING A PANDAS FLARE AT AGE 11 AND (RIGHT) IN MARCH 2022 AS A 14-YEAR-OLD./COURTESY OF THE MCCORNACKS

For Oregon Parents, A Long Slog To Get Coverage For A Rare Condition

A state committee could put Oregon on the path for coverage of PANDAS and PANS, disorders caused by infection.

Apr 14, 2022
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