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OHSU Hospital on Marquam Hill. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

Union Plans Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Racism Against OHSU 

AFSCME has collected data on OHSU’s treatment of racial and ethnic minorities and presented it to the university’s president.

Aug 26, 2021
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SHUTTERSTOCK

Oregon Abandons Field Hospital Idea

The Lund Report learned that the state now is only seeking additional medical staff from the federal government, not a FEMA-backed field hospital.

Aug 26, 2021
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Julie Kleese, RN, cries after sharing her experiences as an ICU nurse at OHSU Hospital. | HANIN NAJJAR/OPB

COVID Hospitalizations Near 1,100 As Health Care Workers Pour Into Oregon

Forecasters predict that the surge caused by the delta variant will rapidly worsen and that hospitals in the state will run out of ICU and other beds.

Aug 25, 2021
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COURTESY OF OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY

Vaccination Rates Of Medicaid Members Still Lag Behind

Oregon providers, Medicaid insurers make slow progress getting low-income, rural members to step up and get a shot against COVID-19.

Aug 23, 2021
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LATINOS WERE AMONG THE PATIENTS AT AN OHSU VACCINATION CLINIC IN HILLSBORO IN MAY, 2021./JOSH ANDERSEN/OHSU

Comparison Of CCO Vaccination Rates

Umpqua Health Alliance has the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rate among Oregon's coordinated care organizations at 30%.

Aug 23, 2021
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Gov. Kate Brown | BRADLEY PARKS/OPB

Gov. Brown Mandates Vaccination for Health Care, K-12 Workers

Oregon acts in face of COVID-19 surge that is swamping hospitals, but it is unclear how school districts, health care providers will enforce the requirement.

Aug 19, 2021

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Providence Portland Medical Center staff prep to work on COVID-19 patients. | PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES

As Available Beds Dwindle, Oregon Hospitals Warn Of Imminent Crisis

Hospitals struggle to handle the rapidly rising flood of people seriously ill with COVID-19, while state officials scramble for ways to increase hospital capacity.

Aug 18, 2021
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Snapshot From Southern Oregon: ‘It's Hard To Deal With The Constant Denial’

A 14-year veteran of nursing says the worst part of the job is treating patients who deny they have COVID-19, even on their death bed.

Aug 17, 2021
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PIXABAY

Southern Oregon Mental Health Provider To Shutter Youth Residential Treatment Facility

Kairos Northwest’s director blames the closure on financial pressures and another provider’s "highly unethical direct poaching” of its employees.

Aug 16, 2021
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Portland Aerial Tram to OHSU at sunrise. | TIM JEWETT/OHSU

Black Employee Sues OHSU, Alleging Racial, Sexual Discrimination

The institution denies it discriminated or retaliated against Cashnita Mathieson, a phlebotomist, and says she is barred by law from seeking $300,000 in damages.

Aug 16, 2021
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