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Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles is tentatively being absorbed by California-based Adventist Health. | PHOTO BY LARVICK MEDIA/COURTESY OF MCMC

In Columbia Gorge, A Small Hospital Turns To A Big System For Help

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

OHSU Expands Street Nursing Teams In Southern Oregon

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. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

Patient Wants $2.65 Million After OHSU Allegedly Inserted Implant That Blocked Tumor Scans 

Lawsuit contends doctors should have known the implant could block MRI imaging needed to track woman’s condition.

Sep 8, 2022
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St. Charles Health System in Bend. | COURTESY OF ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM

St. Charles Health System Reverses Course On Collecting Overpayments

The central Oregon provider ends its efforts to collect roughly $2 million from employees it overpaid.

Aug 29, 2022
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Oregon Health & Science University Center for Health and Healing Building 2 in the South Waterfront neighborhood, July 2020. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Largest Labor Union At OHSU Authorizes Strike Over Contract Negotiations

AFSCME and Oregon Health & Science University remain apart on pay raises and other economic issues.

Aug 29, 2022
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St. Anthony Hospital Technical Workers Vote To Unionize

Nearly 40 health care workers at the Pendleton hospital have organized to join the Oregon Nurses Association.

Aug 25, 2022
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$40 Million Requested To Ease Oregon’s Hospital Capacity Problems

A wide-ranging plan would put nurses in hospitals and long-term care facilities while offering incentives.

Aug 19, 2022
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Providence Milwaukie Hospital. | PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES

Nurses at Providence Launch Class-Action Lawsuit For Unpaid Wages

A new payroll system instituted in early July has led to lost wages, and system officials say they are trying to fix it.

Aug 15, 2022

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St. Charles Health System in Bend. | COURTESY OF ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM

St. Charles Health System Seeks $2 Million From Employees

Central Oregon provider tries to recoup overpaid wages as employees push for details.

Aug 12, 2022
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Financial Pressures Hammer Some Oregon Hospital Systems, Spare Others

As COVID-19 recedes and federal aid runs out, hospitals shakily try to find their balance in a new world of staffing shortages and rising expense.

Aug 9, 2022
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