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Nurses and other health care workers along with their supporters took to the picket lines outside Providence Portland Medical Center on Monday as the state’s largest nurses union called a five-day strike. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon nurses union grapples with growing pains, contested election

In one of the state's most powerful health care unions, would-be reformers are running on a platform of change while calling leadership out-of-touch. An opposing slate of candidates stresses unity while taking a more moderate tone.

Jan 8
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Clockwise from front left: Sophomores Madison Cailteux, Kaden Davis Young, Samuel Stanley, Jack Von Ammon and Pearl Carter participate in cooperative learning during science class at South Eugene High School on Dec. 11, 2023. | EMILY GREEN/THE LUND REPORT

Letter from the Editor: On impact and the power of bearing witness

The effects of good journalism may not be immediate. But it does make a difference.

Dec 18, 2025

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Legacy Health Good Samaritan Medical Center in Northwest Portland, Ore., on July 30, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Federal mediation begins amid Legacy Health labor strife

As advanced practice providers continue to strike at Legacy, both sides have agreed to participate in talks with a federal mediator despite accusing each other of public misinformation — including about a baseball bat

Dec 16, 2025
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Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay. | COURTESY BAY AREA HOSPITAL.

Beleaguered Bay Area Hospital cries foul as neighboring public hospital invades territory

Public hospitals aren’t supposed to encroach, but Coquille Valley’s nonprofit arm has opened a clinic in Coos Bay, sparking litigation that’s already getting nasty. One state senator says the dispute could spread to the Legislature.

Dec 16, 2025
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Enrollment drops in Oregon health insurance marketplace as steep hikes loom

As Congress debates how to bring down premiums, enrollment is down by nearly 17% in the most recent data, and state officials are urging people to meet a Dec. 15 deadline to ensure coverage kicks in on Jan. 1

Dec 11, 2025
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Hospitals' case accusing Oregon Health Authority of constitutional violations survives challenge

A federal judge found that the hospitals' claims of neglected patients and failure to provide adequate care can plausibly be said to 'shock the conscience,' contrary to state efforts to downplay the plight of mentally ill people warehoused in hospitals not designed for their care

Dec 10, 2025
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Deaf woman sues Providence over staff masking, lack of communication

Case shows tension between staff masking and communication, especially with people with hearing loss, and calls for increased accommodation using technology

Dec 9, 2025
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Sleep well to live longer, new OHSU study says

The correlation between good sleep and life expectancy is not news, but how closely the relationship holds up even on a local level is quite remarkable, according to a sleep researcher who worked with graduate researchers to spearhead a nationwide analysis.

Dec 9, 2025
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Asante’s closure of birthing center, most of hospital in Ashland sparks concerns

Asante Health is reporting strong finances, and its reports to the state claim Ashland was making money. But system leadership now says that after a profitable 2024, the facility is losing money, and only the emergency room and outpatient services will remain in operation.

Dec 4, 2025

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Legacy providers and supporters on the strike line at Legacy Emanuel | COURTESY OF OREGON NURSES ASSOCIATION

Legacy providers go on strike

More than 100 nurse practitioners, physician associates and other providers are on strike at Legacy Health hospitals and clinics in the Portland metro area and Southwest Washington

Dec 2, 2025
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