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Staff in the intensive care unit at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland on Aug. 19, 2021.
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Becky Hultberg, CEO of the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, said Thursday hospitals are straining under state mandates/Zoom
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Last August the intensive care unit at Oregon Health and Science University was filled to capacity.
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Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in North Portland.
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3D rendering of the omicron variant of COVID-19.
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OHSU Hospital on Marquam Hill.
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