hospitals

Image

Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | RENAUDE HATSEDAKIS

Legislature Punts On Liability Protections For Health Care Providers, Passes Other Bills 

Lawmakers extend eviction moratorium, pass rental aid for tenants and landlords and allow restaurants to deliver cocktails and mixed drinks.

Dec 21, 2020
Premium

Image

Salem Health Salem Hospital. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

After Public Falling-Out, Salem Health and Kaiser Reach New Contract

The two sides didn’t disclose the terms. Salem Health had wanted to raise the prices it charges health insurer Kaiser by 30%.

Dec 21, 2020

Image

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

Central Oregon Runs Out Of Hospital ICU Beds

For the first time since the pandemic began, one of Oregon’s health care regions had patients in all of its intensive care beds for a day.

Dec 16, 2020
Premium

Image

Harborview Medical Center in Seattle./Shutterstock

Battle-Weary Seattle Hospital Fights the Latest COVID Surge

Nurses, respiratory therapists and physicians are staring down a startling resurgence of the coronavirus that’s expected to test even one of the best-prepared hospitals on the pandemic’s front lines.

Dec 10, 2020

Image

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, Washington, on Aug. 7, 2013. | RYTYHO USA/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

PeaceHealth Southwest Expects COVID-19 Vaccinations To Arrive Next Week

The Vancouver hospital doesn’t know yet how many doses of the vaccine by Pfizer and BioNTech it will receive.

Dec 10, 2020

Image

SHUTTERSTOCK

Physicians Now Know More About Treating COVID-19

Though cases are soaring, Oregon has yet to reach a critical shortage of intensive care beds in part because doctors have learned to treat patients early and now have more drugs.

Dec 9, 2020
Premium

Image

Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | JESSICA FLOUM/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon State Hospital Grapples With COVID-19, Staff Shortages

Nearly 60 employees have become infected since the pandemic began, with 11 patients testing positive since October.

Dec 9, 2020

Image

SHUTTERSTOCK

First-Ever Federal Data Release Shows Short Supply Of Critical Care Beds In Oregon

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released detailed data on the COVID-19 capacity of hospitals across the country, including more than 60 in Oregon.

Dec 8, 2020
Premium

Image

Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | BRYAN M. VANCE/OPB

COVID-19 Outbreak At State Psychiatric Hospital Grows

The outbreak, the largest at the hospital since the pandemic began, has stopped the admission of new patients.

Dec 7, 2020

Image

Providence Portland Medical Center staff prep to work on COVID-19 patients. | PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES

Providence Shifts Beds, Postpones Surgeries

With 25% of his hospital beds taken up by COVID-19 patients, the hospital system is converting more beds for these patients and deferring surgeries to make room.

Dec 3, 2020