PeaceHealth Announces More Layoffs In Oregon
Vancouver, Washington-based PeaceHealth plans to lay off 40 people in Lane County.
A PeaceHealth spokesman said the layoffs will be spread across its four hospitals in the county.
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Multnomah County Agrees To Pay Unity Center Whistleblower
Multnomah County Board of Commissioners on Thursday agreed to settle with a whistleblower who repeatedly warned county officials about serious safety problems at Unity Center for Behavioral Health.
Unity Center Delays Reporting Abuse, Stirs Concern About Patient Treatment, Documents Show
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UPDATED: Monday, Jan. 23 at 6:40 p.m.
Survey: Sexual Harassment, Discrimination Pervasive At OHSU
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Oregon Health & Science University has a problem with sexual harassment and discrimination, according to a survey of staff and students.
Unity Center In 'Crisis' With Patients Languishing In Recliners
Unity Center for Behavioral Health was supposed to answer Portland’s mental health crisis when it opened in 2017, relieving emergency rooms of patients in crisis.
Instead, the center is grappling with what its medical director called a “real state of crisis.”
Study Shows How Pharmaceutical Companies Maneuver To Maintain Sales, High Prices
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When a generic multiple sclerosis drug hit the U.S. market in 2015, observers expected it could push down prices in a class of drugs that has skyrocketed in recent years.
That did not happen.
Insurance Enrollment On Marketplace Dips For Second Year
Health insurance enrollment through the national marketplace dipped slightly this year.
Unity Center Asks State For Higher Rates, Citing Financial Woes
About two years ago, Oregon’s only emergency psychiatric hospital faced a closure threat over the abuse, neglect and even death of patients. Now Unity Center Behavioral Health is in deep financial trouble.
New Year, New Laws On Prescription Drugs, Charity Care
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On Jan. 1, a host of new laws took effect in Oregon on topics that include health care and industry.
Willamette Valley Medical Center Nurses Officially Vote To Join Union
Nuirses at Willamette Valley Medical Center in McMinnville voted this week to join the Oregon Nurses Association union.
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