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Baker County ‘vulnerable’ after St. Alphonsus birthing center closure, report finds

There are limited options for births in wake of the health system’s decision, officials say

Sep 12, 2023
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During a rally at PeaceHealth's University District hospital in Eugene on Sept. 11, 2023, Oregon Nurses Association executive director Anne Tan Piazza addresses the crowd. | CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/THE LUND REPORT

Pressure grows on PeaceHealth to keep Eugene hospital open

Despite outcry from community leaders and workers, the health system shows no sign of changing course, and officials may have scant authority to prevent closure

Sep 12, 2023
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Wildfire smoke covers the Ochocos Mountains in Central Oregon on Aug. 18, 2020. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Timeline for Oregon Health Plan coverage of housing, food, climate benefits unveiled

Oregon will be the first state to use Medicaid dollars to ease the impacts of climate change on its residents

Sep 7, 2023
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Oregon finalizing opioid deceptive marketing settlement with Allergan, Teva

Suit against drugmakers represents crucial step for closure on settlement reached months ago.

Sep 6, 2023
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Pharmacist claims Oregon infusion company retaliated over ethics concerns

Suit claims Emerging Health, Moda took advantage of family health issues to terminate manager who questioned decisions

Sep 5, 2023
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Health insurance rates going up for nearly 300,000 Oregonians

State regulators signed off on health insurance rate increases that ranged from roughly 2% to 12.4%

Sep 5, 2023
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Trillium Community Health, tech companies sued over data breach

In a class action suit, an Oregon Health Plan member is suing over data a Russian hacker gang is already using for ransom

Aug 31, 2023
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An artist's rendering of the planned expansion to Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria. | COLUMBIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Astoria hospital hopes to include tsunami upgrades in planned expansion

If awarded, a federal grant would help Columbia Memorial Hospital prepare for a natural disaster

Aug 31, 2023
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St. Charles Health System in Bend. | COURTESY OF ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM

St. Charles Health ‘encouraged’ by Medicare Advantage negotiations

The system says it’s listening to community concerns over care for 26,000 people in Central Oregon

Aug 31, 2023
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Jail wait times for people experiencing mental illness plummet

Court-ordered Oregon State Hospital discharge deadlines are having an effect, group says

Aug 29, 2023
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