A pile of flowers and a note eulogizing Bobby Smallwood, a security officer for Legacy Health, sit outside the Good Samaritan Medical Center, where he was killed during a confrontation on July 30, 2023.
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The health system promises better security, but nurses want 24-7 coverage and additional protections after an uptick in local attacks on health workers
After a hospital security guard was killed over the weekend in Portland, the union urges more patient and visitor screening as well as staff training and support
Jul 25, 2023
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Kaiser Permanente workers represented by the Service Employees International Union Local 49 hold a picket outside Westside Medical Center in Hillsboro on July 24, 2023 to pressure the managed care consortium on contract negotiations.
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Two groups with gaps in reporting and other issues will receive hefty grants to open long-awaited Oregon mental health respite centers, but advocates and state attorneys have concerns