Facing staffing shortages and increased patient loads, hospitals are tapping into relaxed CDC guidelines to bring back employees with mild COVID symptoms.
Jan 13, 2022
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Oregon National Guard in Salem, July 2013.
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Brown decided to more than double the state's National Guard deployment following an update from the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Military Department.
New Oregon Health Authority guidelines for hospitals suggest how they should rank patients and decide who gets ICU beds, ventilators or other similar equipment.