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OHSU Hospital on Marquam Hill. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

OHSU Manager Told Nurse To Staff Shifts With A ‘Fiscal Lens,’ Not Just A Safety One

An OHSU charge nurse was investigated for her “tone” when raising patient safety concerns, prompting the Oregon Nurses Association to file a complaint.

Nov 1, 2022
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The federal health insurance marketplace, HealthCare.gov on May 31, 2022. | THE LUND REPORT/EMILY GREEN

Shopping For ACA Health Insurance? Here’s What’s New This Year

Several changes in health insurance coverage could affect those who purchase their own policies and are not on Medicare.

Oct 31, 2022

patient lies in bed next to a female medical worker who is examining a reading on a medical device.

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Montana Backs Away From Innovative Hospital Payment Model As Other States Watch

Montana is making changes to a widely-watched hospital reform, sparking concerns.

Oct 27, 2022

In Hawaii, Betty Lou Dugay, 64, and her husband Manny say the absence of a Lanai-based social worker and the shift to telehealth-only psychiatry has contributed to poor mental health outcomes for Betty Lou, leading her to seek off-island psychiatric hospitalization on six occasions over the last two years./Photo by Brittany Lyte

Specialists, Broadband And The Fight For Health Equity in Rural America

Telemedicine is often not the cure for the lack of specialists in rural America, because of set-up costs and poor connections to the internet.

Oct 20, 2022

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Say What? Hearing Aids Available Over-the-Counter For As Low As $199, And Without A Prescription

Hearing aid prices are dropping dramatically as a federal law takes effect.

Oct 18, 2022

Providence Milwaukie Hospital. | PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES

SEIU Questions Hospital Billing Practices

The union representing health care workers says hospitals throughout Oregon fail to comply with state laws for charity and billing.

Oct 12, 2022
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LAURIE YOUNKIN, A CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT AT PEACEHEALTH’S SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER RIVERBEND IN SPRINGFIELD, PARTICIPATED IN AN INFORMATIONAL WORK SITE PICKET ON OCT. 4, 2022. THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION REPRESENTS HEALTH CARE WORKERS AT THREE HOSPITALS INVOLVED IN TALKS./COURTESY OF SEIU LOCAL 49.

PeaceHealth Workers Picket At 3 Hospitals Over Contract Talks

SEIU-represented workers at PeaceHealth say high turnover, low pay affect patient care.

Oct 4, 2022

people in surgical scrubs in hospital hallway

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Oregon Hospitals Sue To Overturn Toughest-In-Nation Merger Law

The trade association for Oregon health systems claims the state's health care merger law is unconstitutionally vague.

Oct 4, 2022
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EMERGENCY ROOMS, LIKE THE ONE AT OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY, ARE PACKED./CHRISTINE TORRES HICKS,OHSU/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Lack Of Staff In Hospitals Leads To Patient Deaths, Health Officials Say

Administrators say hospitals, clinics and long-term care facilities lack thousands of staff, from primary care physicians and physician assistants to nurses and medical assistants.

Sep 24, 2022

The Oregon State Hospital campus in Junction City. | CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/THE LUND REPORT

Second Patient Accuses Former State Hospital Nurse Of Sexual Harassment

Woman’s lawsuit claims a male nurse tracked her down to a Portland church.

Sep 20, 2022
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