For the second time in two years, federal regulators have ordered the state hospital to take action to address unsafe conditions
Sep 20, 2023
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Members of the Association of University Registered Nurses rallied on Portland's South Waterfront Sept. 18, 2023, announcing they had approved a strike as negotiations with Oregon Health & Science University remain at a stalemate.
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No strike is imminent, but the vote increases pressure on hospital management as contract bargaining drags on
Sep 18, 2023
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SEIU Local 49 President Meg Niemi speaks during an event Thursday Sept. 14, 2023 in Southeast Portland with over 100 union members and supporters.
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The strike authorization vote is intended to increase pressure on the health care consortium as workers seek better pay and staffing
Sep 14, 2023
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Becky Hultberg, president and CEO of the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, speaks at a bill signing event in Salem, Ore., on Aug. 15, 2023.
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As hospitals across the state face unprecedented challenges, the industry group CEO sits down to discuss an uncertain future
Sep 14, 2023
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Stabbin’ Wagon holds regular outreach events at Medford’s Hawthorne Park, which has seen issues with drug use and camping among unsheltered people. Melissa Jones, the group’s leader, was arrested at the park during sweeps of homeless encampments in 2020.
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With rural access to health care and pharmacies a hot topic, a national deal is getting closer scrutiny from the state’s relatively new health care merger review program
Sep 7, 2023
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Wildfire smoke covers the Ochocos Mountains in Central Oregon on Aug. 18, 2020.
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