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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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Hospitals Seek State Help As Patients Fill Beds 

State officials and the hospital industry work on ways to address bottlenecks in the system as more than 500 patients wait for transfers.

Aug 9, 2022
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St. Charles Health System in Bend. | COURTESY OF ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM

Oregon Imposes Rules Forcing Hospitals to Disclose Rationing

Hospitals that invoke crisis standards of care in a staffing emergency must publicly disclose the crisis and how they are triaging patients.

Aug 4, 2022
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Salem Health Salem Hospital. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Salem Health Diverts Ambulances Tuesday, Officials Still Seek Alternatives

Salem Hospital has been exceeding its capacity for more than a year, a spokesperson said.

Jul 28, 2022
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People without insurance often use emergency rooms for health care which drives up costs. | LYNNE TERRY/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

State Blasts Legacy Health's Challenge to Meal Break Rules

At stake is potentially more than $100 million in fines for Legacy, a Portland-based health system of six hospitals around the state, based on violations found by the state Bureau of Labor and Industries.

Jul 26, 2022
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