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St. Charles Health System in Redmond. | COURTESY ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM

COVID-19 Outbreak Hits St. Charles Hospital In Redmond

The outbreak is the latest to affect patients and staff working in a hospital in Oregon or Southwest Washington.

Jan 20, 2021

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Brown Insists Educators Must Be Vaccinated Before Seniors Despite Anger Among Seniors, Questions By Scientists

A retired school teacher with health conditions told The Lund Report that “if I get this I die,” referring to the novel coronavirus.

Jan 20, 2021
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A statue outside the Oregon Capitol. | ALEX VISSER/THE LUND REPORT

COVID-19, Health Care Funding In Full Legislative Agenda

Issues related to the pandemic are certain to dominate the session but there are plenty of other proposals in the works, including legislation on a public option.

Jan 19, 2021
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BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina''s headquarters in Durham, North Carolina./BCBSNC

Regence's Owners Fined By Washington State Over Arrest

The $10,000 fine stems from the arrest in June 2019 of Dr. Patrick Conway who was set to become CEO of Cambia as part of a partnership deal.

Jan 17, 2021
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PeaceHealth plans to demolish builldings at it's Eugene university district site./Christian Wihtol/The Lund Report

PeaceHealth To Demolish Buildings At Hospital Site

The Vancouver, Washington-based company remains silent about its long-range plans for the Eugene site.

Jan 17, 2021
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All vaccinations require consent and are logged./Josh Andersen/OHSU

Oregon’s Latest Vaccine Rollout Plan Mired In Uncertainty

A plan to put seniors after educators and school staff has drawn scrutiny among officials calling for the state to base its priority decisions on public health data.

Jan 15, 2021

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Hundreds of people were vaccinated at a drive through clinic at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland./Josh Andersen/OHSU

Oregon’s List Of Those Eligible For A Vaccine Could Triple -- Even Without Supplies

The state’s Vaccine Advisory Committee has decided the state should add seven more groups to the priority list that already includes nearly 1.4 million people.

Jan 15, 2021

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PFC Juan Carlos Rojas administers COVID-19 vaccine to licensed massage therapist with Serenity Hospice Jason Mayberry at the state fairgrounds in Salem. | ABIGAIL DOLLINS/SALEM STATESMAN JOURNAL

Oregon About To Double Vaccine Eligibility List As Providers Struggle To Get A Shot Amid Confusion

The state has only given one or two doses to about one-fifth of the 500,000 people currently eligible, and another 810,000 will be up for a shot starting Jan. 23.

Jan 13, 2021
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Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare walk-in clinic in Portland. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

State’s Lack Of Funding Hits Behavioral Health Care Providers With Double Whammy

Companies like Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare have to keep their clinics open under a federal agreement while facing losses from the pandemic.

Jan 13, 2021
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Plan To Curb Rise In Health Care Costs Moving To Legislature

A committee that first met at the end of 2019 has come up with a proposed program to cap cost increases at 3.4% a year in Oregon.

Jan 13, 2021
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