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Nurses to vote on strike authorization at Bend hospital

Union representing more than 1,000 nurses at St. Charles Health System says management is refusing to compromise in contract negotiations

May 16, 2023
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Morrow County Health District ambulances in northeastern Oregon. | COURTESY MORROW COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT

Morrow County Health District sues to block ambulance competition

The lawsuit follows three years of tension with the Boardman fire district

May 16, 2023
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St. Charles Health System in Bend. | COURTESY OF ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM

St. Charles Health hit with class-action lawsuit over meal breaks

A former employee has sued the Bend-based health system claiming work frequently interrupted meal breaks without compensation

May 11, 2023
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The OHSU Center for Health & Healing Building 2 in the South Waterfront neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, on July 25, 2020. | SHUTTERSTOCK

OHSU research workers push for a union

Research workers say Oregon Health & Science University should have funded recent raises to prevent layoffs

May 10, 2023
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After a patient died, a frustrated nurse sent an email — and was fired

New lawsuit claims Providence Health & Services fired a nurse supervisor in Portland over complaints about unsafe staffing

Apr 27, 2023
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Rapid COVID-19 test. | SHUTTERSTOCK

New COVID wave coming to Oregon, forecaster says

New variant, ‘Arcturus,’ is expected to drive a new surge in cases, and it may come with additional cases of pink eye

Apr 17, 2023
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Panel: Should Oregon heed lessons from health systems abroad?

Oregon Health Forum is hosting a virtual discussion that contrasts other countries’ health systems with Oregon’s

Apr 11, 2023

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James Schroeder sat for an interview with The Lund Report at his office in downtown Portland on Jan. 11, 2023. | NICK BUDNICK/THE LUND REPORT

‘Toxic place’: Texts show outgoing Oregon Health Authority director’s challenges

Behind-the-scenes frustration led to James Schroeder’s abrupt departure in early March

Mar 31, 2023

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The Oregon Health Authority in Salem. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Kotek taps OHSU lobbyist to help run Oregon Health Authority

State will pay Oregon Health & Science University $20,000 monthly for its employee’s services

Mar 23, 2023
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James Schroeder. | COURTESY OF HEALTH SHARE OF OREGON

Outgoing health authority director faced ethics law complications

The state ethics commission’s unusual finding could shrink the pool of potential directors for an agency that is a Gov. Kotek priority

Mar 16, 2023
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