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St. Charles Health System in Bend. | COURTESY OF ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM

Oregon Imposes Rules Forcing Hospitals to Disclose Rationing

Hospitals that invoke crisis standards of care in a staffing emergency must publicly disclose the crisis and how they are triaging patients.

Aug 4, 2022
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The outside of the St. Charles Health System campus in Bend on July 26, 2022. | JONI AUDEN LAND/OPB

Severely Short On Nurses, Central Oregon Hospital System Quietly Declares Crisis

St. Charles Health System leaders adopted “crisis standards of care” to avoid having to comply with nurse staffing rules, but rescinded the move after OHA said it would violate state law

Jul 28, 2022

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Oregon Hospitals Should Disclose Their Crisis-Care Rationing, Lawmakers Say

New Oregon Health Authority guidelines for hospitals suggest how they should rank patients and decide who gets ICU beds, ventilators or other similar equipment.

Jan 11, 2022
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AUG. 19, 2021: KARLA MAYORGA, RN, TENDS TO A PATIENT. EVERY PERSON WHO WAS IN THIS INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AT OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY IN PORTLAND WAS CRITICALLY ILL WITH COVID-19./KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Oregon Health Authority Punts Question Of How To Ration Care In A Crisis

The state agency has repeatedly dodged questions from providers about which patients should be prioritized, instead offering general 'principles'

Oct 18, 2021