Oregon hospitals urge lawmakers to refrain from new mandates, saying they’re nearing capacity because they can’t discharge patients like they normally do.
Jan 20, 2022
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Last August the intensive care unit at Oregon Health and Science University was filled to capacity.
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Oregon Health Authority says hospitals need to disclose the methods they use during a crisis to decide who gets resources such as ICU beds and ventilators.
New Oregon Health Authority guidelines for hospitals suggest how they should rank patients and decide who gets ICU beds, ventilators or other similar equipment.
Lawmakers around the country have passed laws, issued emergency orders or activated emergency statutes that severely limited families’ ability to seek recourse for lapses in COVID-related care.
Jan 4, 2022
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3D rendering of the omicron variant of COVID-19.
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America’s hospitals, strained by nearly two years of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, are now scrounging for basic medical supplies.
Dec 9, 2021
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CINDY JOHNSON HOLDS A PAINTING OF HER HUSBAND, STEVEN, A RETIRED PHARMACIST WHO HAD SURVIVED COLON CANCER AND TOOK METICULOUS MEASURES TO AVOID CONTRACTING COVID-19. STEVEN DIED OF COVID IN DECEMBER 2020, AND CINDY BELIEVES HE CONTRACTED THE VIRUS AT BLAKE MEDICAL CENTER IN BRADENTON, FLORIDA, WHERE HE WAS ADMITTED FOR AN INFECTION IN HIS HIP./EVE EDELHEIT/KHN