The push to establish a new union to represent 304 doctors, physician assistants and others is now before the National Labor Relations Board.
Dec 13, 2022
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Nursing students at Lane Community College in Eugene use simulation models during the pandemic instead of in-personal clinical visits. According to a new report, educational institutions are failing to produce enough new registered nurses.
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COURTESY OF LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Staff shortages and hospitals’ lack of compliance with staffing plans are leading to high nurse burnout rates and intolerable working conditions, the Oregon Nurses Association says.
Dec 5, 2022
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MATT CALZIA, EMILY HENKE, TRAVIS NELSON AND LAURA MCKEANE (SHOWN LEFT TO RIGHT) SPOKE ABOUT WORKFORCE RETENTION AT THE OCT. 24 OREGON STATE OF REFORM HEALTH POLICY CONFERENCE./AURORA BIGGERS
With too many patients and too few colleagues, nurses say they are overwhelmed and more prone to mistakes.
Sep 6, 2022
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PROVIDENCE, A HEALTH SYSTEM WITH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS ACROSS THE WEST, INCLUDING PROVIDENCE ST. PATRICK HOSPITAL IN MISSOULA, MONTANA, REPORTED A NET OPERATING LOSS OF $510 MILLION FOR THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF 2022./KATHERYN HOUGHTON/KHN