The area was late in adding seniors 65 and older to its eligibility list along with 50-year-olds in multigenerational households but is now on par with the rest of the state.
Jan 20, 2021
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PeaceHealth plans to demolish builldings at it's Eugene university district site./Christian Wihtol/The Lund Report
The Vancouver, Washington-based company remains silent about its long-range plans for the Eugene site.
Jan 17, 2021
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Oregon Health & Science University and SEIU Local 503 held a COVID-19 vaccine clinic for home health workers at the Oregon Convention Center./Josh Andersen/OHSU
In Portland and Salem over the weekend, hospital providers held COVID-19 vaccination clinics for thousands of home health care workers and others not affilitated with hospital systems who risk becoming infected.
Government figures show the proportion of children who arrived in emergency departments with mental health issues increased 24% from mid-March through mid-October, compared with the same period in 2019.
Jan 6, 2021
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A health care worker unpacks the Pfizer vaccine at Oregon Health & Science University.
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Oregon Health Authority officials said at a news briefing Tuesday that hospitals should not be vaccinating all employees but instead should be focused on staff who could become infected.