Some urban hospitals have consolidated services over the state’s vaccine mandate, but they’re continuing to admit patients, perform necessary surgeries and conduct lab tests.
Oct 19, 2021
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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
Experts say when the test positivity rate is between 5-8%, they expect hospital populations to drop. In some Central Oregon counties, the rate is between 18-26%.
Sep 20, 2021
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Last August the intensive care unit at Oregon Health and Science University was filled to capacity.
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Rural hospitals in areas of the U.S. where vaccination rates are already low are avoiding vaccine mandates for staff in order to attract workers.
Sep 2, 2021
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Health care workers at Providence Health wearing 3D printed face shields manufactured and donated by local makers.
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In Eastern Oregon, only the Blue Mountain Hospital District in Grant County has received help since Gov. Kate Brown ordered the deployment of 1,500 troops.
The Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems is still waiting for a response to a letter sent six days ago calling on some rules to be tightened and others to be waived.
Aug 18, 2021
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National Guard members wait for training before the start of the vaccination clinic being held at the Oregon Convention Center, Jan. 27, 2021./Kristyna Wentz-Graff/OPB