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Pediatric beds are viewed as less profitable by hospitals, experts say. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon Hospitals Face ‘Dire’ Situation Involving Large Numbers Of Sick Children And Adults

Gov. Kate Brown expanded an executive order to give hospitals more flexibility in caring for the high numbers of very ill patients.

Dec 7, 2022

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Brown Insists Educators Must Be Vaccinated Before Seniors Despite Anger Among Seniors, Questions By Scientists

A retired school teacher with health conditions told The Lund Report that “if I get this I die,” referring to the novel coronavirus.

Jan 20, 2021
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A nurse at Oregon Health & Science University was vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech shot on Wednesday. | FRED LIEDTKE/OHSU

OHA Opens Up Vaccinations To Wider Group, Backpedaling On Prior Plan

Oregon Health Authority officials said at a news briefing Tuesday that hospitals should not be vaccinating all employees but instead should be focused on staff who could become infected.

Jan 5, 2021

FRITZ LIEDTKE/OHSU

Want A COVID-19 Vaccine? You Might Qualify, Depending On Where You Work

Oregon’s vaccine rollout has been slow and inconsistent, with hospitals setting different policies on who to inoculate in the first round.

Jan 5, 2021
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COURTESY OF LEGACY HEALTH

Feds, State Fault Unity Center -- Again -- Following Complaints, Failure To Protect Patients

Complaints and unannounced inspections at Portland’s psychiatric emergency hospital found a range of problems, including patient sexual encounters, an attempted suicide, Facebook livestreaming, escapes, nurse shortages and more.

Sep 29, 2020

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