press releases

Oregon Health Policy Board to meet February 4 in Portland

Jan 30, 2014

Study Finds Home Births Comparatively Safe – For Low-Risk Women, Infants

The largest study ever conducted in the United States of planned home births found that 93.6 percent of the 16,924 women in the study had spontaneous vaginal births, and only 5.2 percent required a cesarean section for delivery.

Jan 30, 2014

Medicare’s Delivery System Reform Initiatives Achieve Significant Savings and Quality Improvements - Off to a Strong Start

Jan 30, 2014

Washington’s Uninsured at 14.5 Percent Before Start of Health Reform

Jan 30, 2014

Bend’s Volunteers in Medicine Calls for Nominations for Ronald E. Carver, MD Heart of Healthcare Award

Hundreds of medical professionals in Central Oregon donate thousands of hours each year to care for those who cannot afford, or do not have, access to healthcare. Many volunteer close to home, while others travel around the world to serve those in need.

Jan 29, 2014

NCNM Introduces Center of Excellence in Naturopathic Cardiovascular Medicine

Jan 29, 2014

Study Identifies High Level of “Food Insecurity” Among College Students

One of the few studies of its type has found that a startling 59 percent of college students at one Oregon university were “food insecure” at some point during the previous year, with possible implications for academic success, physical and emotional health and other issues.

Jan 28, 2014

Uninsured Despite the Mandate

Low-income Oregonians are expected to make up the bulk of the state’s population who still won’t have health insurance despite the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that they do so. Getting them covered is a priority for the goal of health insurance for all Oregonians.

Jan 28, 2014

Free Heart Screenings Available to Central Oregon High School Students Feb. 12

Central Oregon high school students have the opportunity to receive a free heart screening for life-threatening heart defects on Feb. 12 as part of an initiative by the Children’s Heart Fund, a program of St. Charles Foundation.

Jan 24, 2014

St. Charles One of 1,100 Sites Seeking Participants for COPD Drug Study

Jan 24, 2014