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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Marion County sues Oregon State Hospital over treatment

Seeking home turf after a federal court ruling, Marion County wants a local court to find that the state is not fulfilling its duties to patients and the public

Sep 12, 2023

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During a rally at PeaceHealth's University District hospital in Eugene on Sept. 11, 2023, Oregon Nurses Association executive director Anne Tan Piazza addresses the crowd. | CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/THE LUND REPORT

Pressure grows on PeaceHealth to keep Eugene hospital open

Despite outcry from community leaders and workers, the health system shows no sign of changing course, and officials may have scant authority to prevent closure

Sep 12, 2023
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A Fred Meyer store in Tigard, Oregon. Kroger owns the Fred Meyer brand. | TADA IMAGES/SHUTTERSTOCK

Kroger-Albertsons merger could harm Oregon pharmacy access

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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Health insurance rates going up for nearly 300,000 Oregonians

State regulators signed off on health insurance rate increases that ranged from roughly 2% to 12.4%

Sep 5, 2023
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Jail wait times for people experiencing mental illness plummet

Court-ordered Oregon State Hospital discharge deadlines are having an effect, group says

Aug 29, 2023
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PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center University District in Eugene, Ore. | COURTESY OF PEACEHEALTH

Eugene hospital closure sign of wider PeaceHealth financial woes

The three-state nonprofit system has run up big operating losses for the past four years

Aug 24, 2023
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State health care helpline makes Oregonians wait too long, federal officials say

People may not be getting coverage because wait times are so long, feds warn Oregon and 16 other states

Aug 22, 2023
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Prospects of saving Baker City hospital birth center fade

Elected officials say hospital owner Trinity Health is backtracking on staffing to continue obstetrics unit at Saint Alphonsus

Aug 14, 2023
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St. Charles may cut ties with Medicare Advantage plans that cover more than 20,000 seniors

Seniors who depend on the Central Oregon health system’s network could face higher premiums and should start researching new plans as open enrollment begins in October.

Aug 14, 2023
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An AMR ambulance at Legacy Health Good Samaritan Medical Center in Northwest Portland, Ore., on July 30, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Multnomah County warns AMR faces fines for slow responses to emergency calls

The contractor blames workforce shortages and Multnomah rules, but also says it is hiring rapidly in Washington County.

Aug 9, 2023
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