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A MARCH 2019 FILE PHOTO FROM THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AT ST. CHARLES HOSPITAL IN BEND, ORE. ST. CHARLES HEALTH IS RATIONING CARE AMID STAFFING SHORTAGES./EMILY CURETON/OPB

Central Oregon’s St. Charles Lays Off 2 Top Executives As Patients Face Rationed Care

Medical providers at the region’s only hospital system now must scrutinize patient admissions and at times discharge people “uncomfortably early.”

Jul 17, 2022

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Portland City Hall. | CITY OF PORTLAND/OPB

City Of Portland Set To Require Its Employees To Be Vaccinated

With the policy, Portland will become the latest major city requiring public workers to be vaccinated.

Aug 31, 2021

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An OHSU nurse conducts testing in Hillsboro. | OHSU

Multnomah County, Portland Community College Partner On Flu Shot, COVID-19 Testing Site

The new clinic, part of Multnomah County's Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health, aims to serve communities of color.

Nov 30, 2020

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Oregon Health & Science University's sprawling west side campus in Portland. | AARON BIELECK/OHSU

OHSU's COVID-19 Study Accused Of Racial Bias

Jun 6, 2020