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RURAL OREGON BY SHUTTERSTOCK

Hard Hit Rural Oregon Counties Getting ‘Overwhelmed’ By Virus

With the COVID-19 pandemic entering its fifth month, virus hotspots have taken a marked leap in recent weeks from Oregon’s urban centers to rural reaches of the state where health officials are scrambling to keep up.

Jul 22, 2020
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Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center

Patient Sues Legacy Meridian Park Over Alleged Sexual Abuse By Nurse

Jul 21, 2020

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SHUTTERSTOCK

After Rising Discrimination, Lawmakers Tackle Bill To Protect The Medical Rights Of People With Disabilities

Jun 25, 2020
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Oregon Health & Science University | MICHAEL MCDERMOTT/OHSU

OHSU Wrangles With Union Over Employee Costs, Proposes Cuts

Jun 25, 2020
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COURTESY OF PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY

Noose Found At OHSU, PSU, PCC, City Of Portland Construction Site

Jun 23, 2020

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Oregon Health & Science University's sprawling west side campus in Portland. | AARON BIELECK/OHSU

New Heart Transplant Director Takes Reins At OHSU; 2nd Operation Performed

Jun 22, 2020
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COURTESY OF OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY

Radiology Technician Settles Harassment Lawsuit Against OHSU

Jun 19, 2020
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PROTESTS IN PORTLAND./SHUTTERSTOCK

OHSU Medical Students Say Police Target Volunteer, Take Supplies

One of the volunteer students was singled out and arrested while filming the police, the students said.

Jun 16, 2020

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Former state Rep. Rachel Prusak, D-Tualatin/West Linn introduced the bill launching a "bridge health plan" to help people making up to 200% of poverty level. Shown, she talks during a virtual Oregon Health Forum panel in 2020. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Panel: Telehealth Use Has Expanded But Access Remains A Problem

Homeless and impoverished people often lack mobile devices, and patients in rural and frontier areas of Oregon have poor or no broadband access.

Jun 10, 2020
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SHUTTERSTOCK

Oregon Nonprofit Hospitals With Losses But Big Reserves Rake In CARES Money

While hospitals cite their recent revenue drops and plead for money from lawmakers, they often are sitting on healthy reserve accounts that they built up in the boom years.

Jun 8, 2020
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