Kaiser Permanente Health Workers Authorize Possible Strike
Nurses and other professional health care workers at Kaiser Permanente in Oregon and southwest Washington voted 96% in favor of authorizing a strike.
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Mother Living In Hospital Finds A Way To Help During COVID Surge
Nurses say they are at their breaking point and would love public support.
Unvaccinated Oregon Nurses Could Face Sanctions From Licensing Board
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Oregon State Board of Nursing to consider a temporary rule that would allow regulatory action against nurses without a COVID-19 vaccination.
Oregon Hospitals, Nurses Warn Of 'New Crisis,' Urge Changes
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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.
As Hospitals Fill With COVID Patients, Medical Reinforcements Are Hard to Find
Hospitals are worried staffing levels won’t be able to keep up with demand as doctors, nurses and specialists such as respiratory therapists become exhausted or, worse, infected and sick themselves.
Nurses Rally At OHSU Amid Stalled Contract Negotiations
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The 3,000 nurses at OHSU have worked without a contract since the end of August, with the two sides disagreeing about staffing and pay.
Oregon Listed As No. 1 Place To Work As A Nurse
Apparently, Oregon is a good place to work as a nurse.
That’s the conclusion of WalletHub, which put Oregon on top in its 2020 rating. Washington state came in a close second. At the bottom of the list sat New York, where nurses have been overwhelmed during the pandemic.
Doctors And Nurses With Addictions Often Denied A Crucial Recovery Option
Dr. Wesley Boyd, an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard, has spent years working with state programs that help doctors, nurses and other health care workers who have become addicted to opioids get back on their feet professionally.
Briefly: Nurses In The Dalles Reach Tentative Labor Agreement
Members of the Oregon Nurses Association, who've been working without a contract since the end of June, appear to have resolved their differences with management at Mid-Columbia Medical Center.
Nurses at Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles appear to have resolved their labor dispute with management.
They've reached an agreement on a new three-year contract, the Oregon Nurses Association announced. Its members will vote on the deal next week.
Shortages of Behavioral Health Workers, Nursing Faculty Critical
Not many incentives for nursing faculty to remain and salaries too low for young nurses.
Oregon’s behavioral health workforce is “critical” to healthcare transformation but the numbers of those licensed last year was inadequate to meet the need for integrating physical and mental health, Oregon’s Healthcare Workforce Committee was told.
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