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St. Charles Health System in Bend. | COURTESY OF ST. CHARLES HEALTH

Oregon Hospitals Dig In For Long COVID-19 Surge

From equipment purchases to requests for extensions of temporary staff, signs abound of hospitals anticipating a drawn-out surge.

Sep 22, 2021
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Last year a state employee inadvertently released the vaccination status of some 40,000 Oregon state employees. Pictured is an Aviva Health temporary COVID-19 testing and vaccination site in Roseburg. | PHOTO COURTESY OF AVIVA HEALTH

Hospitals Create Temporary Clinics To Relieve Crowded Emergency Departments

As patients sick with COVID-19 overwhelm Oregon hospitals, tents are set up to create urgent care clinics for patients with lesser ailments.

Sep 6, 2021
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OHSU nurse practitioner Shelby Freed tests a patient for COVID. | BRADLEY W. PARKS/OPB

Influx Of Medical Workers Into Oregon Is Big But May Not Be Enough

Out-of-state medical staffing companies are providing about 800 crucial health care workers in the weeks ahead as hospitals are swamped with COVID-19 patients.

Aug 30, 2021
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