Gemma DiCarlo

LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

How nurse navigators are helping improve emergency medical response in Southwest Washington

A new program seeks to free up ambulances by connecting low-level 911 calls to nurses who offer medical advice or set up urgent care appointments

Nov 26, 2024

The outside of the St. Charles Health System campus in Bend on July 26, 2022. | JONI AUDEN LAND/OPB

Oregon patients will soon be able to receive their amputated body parts for cultural, spiritual reasons

For some members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, keeping a person’s body together is necessary for a smooth transition to the spirit world

Aug 22, 2023

Portland VA Medical Center./Alan Sylvestre/OPB

Study: Social Media Outreach Can Help Enroll Veterans’ Loved Ones In Suicide Prevention Training

New research from the Portland VA Health Care System and Oregon Health & Science University found that social media outreach can help friends and family of veterans enroll in that training.

Sep 27, 2022

Subscribe to Gemma DiCarlo

Get Involved

NEWS TIPS

Securely submit an anonymous news tip or confidential document.

DONATE

Support our journalism by making a tax-deductible gift.

Menu