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Coverage losses point to diabetes problems ahead

Researchers at OHSU say their work showed that people who’d lost their coverage were more likely to have worsening blood sugar control and other complications, requiring more intensive medications to curb the effects
Mar 31
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Legacy closed it's West Linn Urgent Care, above, in 2021. Now the nonprofit says it will close six more urgent care sites in Portland and Clark County. | COURTESY LEGACY GOHEALTH

Six Legacy/GoHealth urgent care clinics in Portland and Clark County to close

The struggling Oregon-based health system is limiting or shuttering other programs, too, and it’s not clear how many employees and patients will be affected
Oct 16, 2025
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PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield. | COURTESY OF PEACEHEALTH

PeaceHealth CEO Liz Dunne to retire

Sarah Ness will take over at a time of financial struggles and labor strife for the Vancouver-based Catholic hospital system
Jul 8, 2025
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Providence Portland Medical Center. | M.O. STEVENS/CC BY 3.0/WIKIMEDIA

Providence discloses job cuts, citing darkening picture for hospital systems

Oregon's largest hospital system will cut the equivalent of 600 people from its seven-state workforce of 125,000, including 134 in Oregon. Leaders faulted onerous requirements approved by the Oregon Legislature among other things.
Jun 12, 2025
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A rendering shows the design of the new Western State Hospital, set to be completed between 2027 and 2029. | IMAGE COURTESY OF HOK ARCHITECTURE

Construction picking up at new Washington psychiatric hospital

The new hospital is key to complying with a court-ordered settlement and meeting the rising demands for mental health care
May 6, 2025
Nurses represented by the Washington State Nurses Association picket outside PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver on April 18, 2024. The picket came during difficult contract negotiations between the nurses and hospital management. | COURTESY/WASHINGTON STATE NURSES ASSOCIATION

PeaceHealth nurses in Vancouver win boost in pay but not staffing

The union argued that the Vancouver hospital would lose nurses without staffing minimums, but settled for a contract with higher wages and workplace protections
Jun 4, 2024
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