The move puts the state’s largest health provider under widening scrutiny for its practices of billing and collecting from patients.
Oct 17, 2022
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LAURIE YOUNKIN, A CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT AT PEACEHEALTH’S SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER RIVERBEND IN SPRINGFIELD, PARTICIPATED IN AN INFORMATIONAL WORK SITE PICKET ON OCT. 4, 2022. THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION REPRESENTS HEALTH CARE WORKERS AT THREE HOSPITALS INVOLVED IN TALKS./COURTESY OF SEIU LOCAL 49.
Legacy Health, Providence Health & Services and PeaceHealth say the Oregon Health Authority is unlawfully forcing their hospitals to provide long-term care.
Sep 28, 2022
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OHSU Hospital on Marquam Hill.
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The money will boost staffing so patients can get appropriate care.
Sep 24, 2022
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Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles is tentatively being absorbed by California-based Adventist Health.
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The proposed affiliation between Mid-Columbia Medical Center and California-based Adventist Health underscores the financial jam at some rural hospitals.
Sep 22, 2022
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ADRIANA SANCHEZ, AN UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENT AT THE OHSU SCHOOL OF NURSING’S ASHLAND CAMPUS, PROVIDES A FOOT BATH FOR A CLIENT ON MAY 17, 2022./ADAM SULLIVAN/OHSU
After a successful launch, the program will expose more students to meeting the complex needs of people experiencing homelessness in Jackson and Klamath counties.
Sep 15, 2022
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OHSU Hospital on Marquam Hill.
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