The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs plans to modernize health care facilities in Oregon and southwest Washington and shorten the time veterans in rural areas spend commuting for services.
Many key details about the merger and acquisition review system are sketchy, hospitals say, but state officials stand by the new program.
Mar 7, 2022
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Salem Health clinical nurse Heather Gatchet says calling her mom before her morning shift at Salem Health hospital is part of her regular routine. /Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB
Facing staffing shortages and increased patient loads, hospitals are tapping into relaxed CDC guidelines to bring back employees with mild COVID symptoms.
The hospital association reports its members earned 1.1% in profits overall despite surging costs and reductions in elective procedures, with rural areas performing best.
As one of three chaplains at St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton, Ann Marie Hardin’s job is to walk around the hospital and talk to health care workers.
Oct 14, 2021
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MAWATA KAMARA WORKS AS A NURSE AT SAN LEANDRO HOSPITAL IN SAN LEANDRO, CALIFORNIA, WHERE VISITORS HAVE TWICE MADE GUN THREATS AGAINST STAFFERS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN./SHELBY KNOWLES/KHN
If you plan to make cards or other gestures of support, be sure to call the hospital or clinic to arrange a time to drop them off.
Oct 7, 2021
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MICHELLE FULLINGTON HAS BEEN PUTTING TOGETHER SNACKS FOR STAFF AT THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE'S BEEN LIVING DUE TO HER DAUGHTER'S HEALTH ISSUES./COURTESY OF MICHELLE FULLINGTON/MEDICAL MOTHERHOOD
The state did away with its former crisis standards of care, calling them discriminatory. Some health care officials say what replaced the standards isn't enough.