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Warren George, a retired business consultant from Corvallis, has been a longtime advocate for a single-payer health care system. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Key member of Oregon universal health board, Warren George, resigns

The business consultant had been a source of hope for advocates; he cites the board’s overreliance on staff as well as his desire to spend more time with his wife

Sep 26, 2024
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The OHSU Center for Health & Healing Building 2 in the South Waterfront neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, on July 25, 2020. | SHUTTERSTOCK

OHSU, Legacy submit long-delayed paperwork for proposed merger

The two health systems want to form a 10-hospital Oregon health care powerhouse, and now state regulators will consider whether the idea makes sense for patients and employees

Sep 26, 2024
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OHSU's main campus in Portland in September, 2024. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Months after controversial changes, OHSU losses are lower than expected

OSHU’s decision to send pink slips to 500 people was intended to improve a bleak budget outlook, but despite added layoff costs in recent months the university’s finances have performed better than expected.

Sep 26, 2024
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New suit claims permanent nerve damage from drug trial

Susan Woods worked for Oregon Health & Science University and was a patient there when she enrolled in a drug trial that left her with permanent and serious injuries, according to her suit

Sep 26, 2024
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Daiya Healthcare settles Medicare fraud allegations

Active in Portland, Vancouver, Gresham and across the western United States, a healthcare staffing firm that specializes in care for the elderly has settled two lawsuits filed by former employees that sparked federal investigations of alleged fraudulent billing

Sep 24, 2024
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Rachel Prusak, executive director of the Oregon State Board of Nursing, speaks to the Oregon Behavioral Health and Health Care House on Sept. 23, 2024, about efforts to improve her agency's responsiveness to people seeking licenses. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Delays, poor service at Oregon health licensing boards being addressed, lawmakers told

A nursing board call center is helping responsiveness, but other agencies report mixed results as one lawmaker seeks to plug workforce gaps with out-of-state professionals

Sep 24, 2024
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Respiratory virus season looms, officials warn

State and county officials say they can’t tell how bad the fall and winter will be for the combination of COVID-19, RSV and the flu, but say measles and whooping cough are already surging

Sep 19, 2024
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An aerial view of Grants Pass, Oregon. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Grants Pass provider Rever Grand wants fraud charges tossed

A prominent, growing social services company denies that it has committed crimes and contends the charges are unconstitutional

Sep 19, 2024
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Dr. Matthias Merkel, OHSU senior associate chief medical officer for capacity management and patient flow, and Stephanie Gilliam, director of OHSU Mission Control, give a tour of the newly remodeled nerve center for a program that tracks and coordinates hospital resources on Sept. 17, 2024. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

‘Mission control’ center seeks to get Oregonians hospital care quicker

Supported by state and federal grants, Oregon Health & Science University is leading a statewide hospital data-sharing collaboration intended to improve care

Sep 17, 2024
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Tenth lawsuit claims Oregon lab’s testing caused women harm from unneeded chemotherapy

The 10 women who’ve sued Salem-based Pacific Pathology say inaccurate tests led to false diagnoses, grueling treatment and permanent injuries — and the firm is contesting their claims in court

Sep 17, 2024