Among Oregon hospitals surveyed, three post their full range of prices online and eight do not, a nonprofit claims, but several hospitals say that's not true.
Apr 5, 2022
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MICK STEVENS OF TIGARD PUT HIS PARALEGAL CAREER ON HOLD TO TAKE CARE OF HIS DAUGHTER, JILLIAN, DURING THE PANDEMIC./COURTESY OF MICK STEVENS.
Medicaid funds have gone to hundreds of parents of severely developmentally disabled children for their caregiving during the public health emergency, but that is slated to end.
Move by Universal Health Services follows tentative state approval last October for a scaled-down 60-bed facility if it assists hospital emergency departments with their boarding problems.
Feb 21, 2022
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PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield.
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Surging staff expenses hit the state’s largest hospitals the hardest in the first nine months of 2021 while some small hospitals prospered, according to new reports.
Feb 15, 2022
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Staff in the intensive care unit at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland on Aug. 19, 2021.
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Oregon hospitals urge lawmakers to refrain from new mandates, saying they’re nearing capacity because they can’t discharge patients like they normally do.
Jan 20, 2022
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Oregon Health Authority says hospitals need to disclose the methods they use during a crisis to decide who gets resources such as ICU beds and ventilators.
New Oregon Health Authority guidelines for hospitals suggest how they should rank patients and decide who gets ICU beds, ventilators or other similar equipment.