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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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Total Federal Payout To Oregon Hospitals In Flux

The final figures are not yet in but the payouts range from nearly $400,000 to more than $33 million per facility.

Jun 8, 2020

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McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center. | CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon’s For-Profit, Revenue-Rich Hospitals Reap Millions In Federal Payout

The federal government gave the two for-profit hospitals in the state plenty despite the fact that they generate big annual payouts for their out-of-state owners.

Jun 8, 2020
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Efforts To Curb Congenital Syphilis Falter In COVID’s Shadow

Jun 5, 2020

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Oregon Epidemiologists Sought To Delay Brown's Reopening Plan

Public records reveal tension between political and health concerns at the highest levels of Oregon's government in late April, as reopening plans were finalized.

Jun 5, 2020

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Multnomah County Applies To Reopen While Still Seeking Contact Tracers

Jun 5, 2020

For Seniors, COVID-19 Sets Off A Pandemic Of Despair

Jun 4, 2020

Providence Enacts New Round Of Temporary Pay Cuts

Jun 4, 2020

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Patrick Allen is director of the Oregon Health Authority. | DAVE KILLEN/THE OREGONIAN/OREGONLIVE

Oregon Uses COVID-19 Data To Decide On Reopening But Refuses To Release Data

Jun 4, 2020

Most Oregon Counties Could Enter Next Reopening Phase By Friday

Thirty-one Oregon counties are expected to move into the next phase of reopening, where they could stay for some time. Multnomah County hopes to enter Phase 1 a week from Friday.

Jun 3, 2020