In remote rural areas like Northeast Oregon, air medical transport can mean the difference between life and death — but it can also mean a hefty bill for people who lack coverage
Jan 24
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Health care workers at Providence Health wearing 3D printed face shields manufactured and donated by local makers.
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COURTESY OF MAKERFORCE/PORTLAND 3D PRINTING LAB
In Eastern Oregon, only the Blue Mountain Hospital District in Grant County has received help since Gov. Kate Brown ordered the deployment of 1,500 troops.
Sep 2, 2021
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Rural farm in Oregon outside La Grande.
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The question for health experts is not if the latest and most contagious strain of COVID-19 will spread through communities, but how large the outbreak will be.