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Hillsboro residential facility hit with $12 million suit

A lawsuit filed against a major Pacific Northwest provider claims a new resident was provided with none of the medication he needed, leading to him being found unresponsive three days after checking into his apartment

Jul 17, 2025
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A view of OHSU's South Waterfront campus from its main campus on Marquam Hill. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Providers, patients bracing in Oregon as battle over gender care escalates

Investigations contemplated by federal officials targeting the “fraud” of gender-affirming care are escalating the distress of providers and patients even as last week a Trump administration presentation in Washington, D.C. cited patient records from OHSU and Kaiser Permanente.

Jul 17, 2025

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Oregon nurses union organizes 200 more at Legacy Health

Floating nurses have joined about 3,000 of their unionized colleagues at Legacy, continuing a major shift at the independent Portland-based health system

Jul 15, 2025
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Opinion: Congressional megabill calls for a fresh look at universal health care

Why do we continue to build on a system flawed to its core and expect a different result? It's time to learn from past mistakes and be bold, doctor says.

Jul 15, 2025
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DR. RACHEL SOLOTAROFF CHECKS A PATIENT'S BLOOD PRESSURE AT CENTRAL CITY CONCERN'S OLD TOWN CLINIC, PART OF THE STATE'S NETWORK OF SAFETY NET CLINICS. / COURTESY OF CENTRAL CITY CONCERN

New policy threatens health care of thousands in Oregon who lack documentation

The Trump administration announced a policy last Thursday that would deny access to safety net clinics for people without legal residency status

Jul 15, 2025
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Hot tubs are healthier than saunas, Oregon researchers find

A University of Oregon study involving blood draws found an anti-inflammatory response that could be helpful for people with chronic disease

Jul 10, 2025
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Trump funding ban of Planned Parenthood threatens thousands of patients in Oregon

The ban on Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood clinics is on hold for two weeks but if it goes through, states will have to bail them out or they’ll close, analysts say

Jul 10, 2025
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Another top Oregon State Hospital leader resigns

Dr. Ryan Bell, interim chief medical officer at the state’s major psychiatric institution, will leave at the end of the month. He said he’s not in step with top state officials’ plans to revamp operations

Jul 9, 2025
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PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield. | COURTESY OF PEACEHEALTH

PeaceHealth CEO Liz Dunne to retire

Sarah Ness will take over at a time of financial struggles and labor strife for the Vancouver-based Catholic hospital system

Jul 8, 2025
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Federal appeals court upholds Oregon’s health care merger review law

A panel of judges dismissed hospitals' arguments that Oregon lawmakers set up a program that is vague and arbitrary. The ruling clears away a question hanging over the program's continued existence, but leaves other questions unanswered.

Jul 8, 2025
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