St. Charles Health System leaders adopted “crisis standards of care” to avoid having to comply with nurse staffing rules, but rescinded the move after OHA said it would violate state law
Jul 28, 2022
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A MARCH 2019 FILE PHOTO FROM THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AT ST. CHARLES HOSPITAL IN BEND, ORE. ST. CHARLES HEALTH IS RATIONING CARE AMID STAFFING SHORTAGES./EMILY CURETON/OPB
On Wednesday, the Oregon Nurses Association filed an unfair labor practice charge against St. Charles Health System, headquartered in Bend, Ore., over the system's recently introduced policy of requiring employees to either get vaccinated against influenza or wear a mask through peak flu season, according to a report from KTVZ.