Complaints and unannounced inspections at Portland’s psychiatric emergency hospital found a range of problems, including patient sexual encounters, an attempted suicide, Facebook livestreaming, escapes, nurse shortages and more.
When it comes to health care, President Donald Trump has promised far more than he has delivered.
“All it really is, is a statement that he wants one or more of his departments to come up with a plan," said Joe Antos with the American Enterprise Institute.
More than 450 new cases of COVID-19 were seen in Oregon on Friday, the highest single-day total since the pandemic began.
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The administration is seeking approval to spend nearly $70 million on salaries just months after imposing cuts as a pandemic austerity measure.
A study based on interviews with 200 workers found they lacked personal protective equipment, social distancing rules at work sites were lax and they had inconsistent access to COVID-19 tests.
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The move marks another redo by the authority over policies created without the input from minorities and communities of color.
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The Oregon Health Authority awarded $6 million to Oregon Health & Science University for a plan that was hastily put together and then scrapped; now it's banking on a $1.2 million project by Oregon State University.
A growing number of prominent health leaders fear that President Donald Trump will legally autorize a vaccine before election day, running roughshod over the usual regulatory process.
Up and down the West Coast, hospitals and health facilities are reporting an influx of patients with problems most likely related to smoke inhalation, but facilities must first rule out the coronavirus.
