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Read the latest corporate and governmental news from around the Northwest.

May 25, 2021

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Dr. Cynthia Maree, infectious disease chief at St. Charles Health System, wants to boost the vaccination rates in her hospital system -- and in the community./St. Charles Health System

Hospital Systems Face Internal Vaccine Skeptics

A Lund Report analysis indicates that at least 85% of hospital providers are vaccinated but only about 75% of all employees have been inoculated against COVID-19.

May 24, 2021
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ZoomCare opened a new clinic in Eugene. | ZOOMCARE

PeaceHealth’s ZoomCare Acquisition Off To Flying Start

A new urgent-care clinic network, funded in part with $100 million from PeaceHealth, doubles its staff, nearly doubles its roster of clinics and expands into Idaho and Colorado.

May 24, 2021
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The Moda Center in North Portland will open with sections for vaccinated people.

Oregon Health Authority To Allow ‘Vaccinated Sections’ In Businesses 

Gov. Kate Brown on Monday announced the forthcoming rule, which will apply to lower risk counties.

May 24, 2021

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State health officials are racing to win federal approval of Oregon Health Plan changes before Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, shown at the Oregon Convention Center vaccination site, leaves office./Josh Andersen/OHSU

Oregon Offering Lottery Prizes As Incentive To Get Vaccinated

Gov. Kate Brown announces a $1 million lottery prize, and other smaller prizes, to entice the unvaccinated into getting a jab.

May 21, 2021
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Businesses Pan Oregon’s New Mask Rule Requiring Customer Checks

Business groups say they don’t want to be the “vaccine police,” but support for alternatives -- such as resuming a full mask mandate or allowing maskless customers with no vaccination verification -- is unclear.

May 19, 2021

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Oregon Insurers Seek Modest Hikes For Individual, Small-Group Health Plans

Individual premiums would rise an average of 1.8%, while small-group rates would increase an average of 1.5%, the state says.

May 19, 2021

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The Oregon State Capitol building in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon Voters Will Decide On Making Health Care A Right

Senate Joint Resolution 12, which passed in the House on Wednesday after approval in the Senate, would enshrine guaranteed health care in the state constitution.

May 19, 2021

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Four Portland-area health care systems run the mass vaccination clinic at the Oregon Convention Center./OHSU

Brown’s Vaccine Rollout Left More Seniors Hospitalized Than Other States, New Data Show

As the vaccination of seniors lagged in Oregon, the state had relatively more cases of severe illness among the elderly than other states.

May 19, 2021
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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown visits the Oregon Convention Center site in May./Josh Andersen/OHSU

Under New Rules, Oregon Businesses Can Choose To Check Vaccination Cards Or Keep Mask Requirement

At the same time, the progress in vaccinations means that five counties qualify for the lower risk category and can increase business activities.

May 18, 2021
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