A Legacy Health Hospice In Portland Is Closing
A Portland hospice that opened nearly three decades ago for terminally ill people is closing its doors.
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NW Kaiser Permanente Workers Picket As Possible Strike Looms
Health workers holding picket signs rallied in Vancouver, Washington, Tuesday evening as contract negotiations between nonprofit health care provider Kaiser Permanente and a coalition of unions remained stalled.
Report: Mentally Ill Oregon Prison Inmate Died From Treatable Illness, Staff Negligence
Michael Barton died in the Oregon State Penitentiary last year after catching the flu.
Judge Declines To Hold Oregon In Contempt, Orders Compliance Hearing For State Hospital
In a ruling issued Wednesday, U.S. District Court Judge Michael Mosman declined to find the state in contempt of a longstanding federal court order that dictates admissions for people with mental illnesses at the Oregon State Hospital.
Health Authority Outlines Plan To Reduce Delays At Oregon Psychiatric Hospital
The Oregon Health Authority released a proposal Friday for how it will deal with the backlog of jail inmates trying to get mental health treatment at the Oregon State Hospital.
Judge Finds Oregon State Hospital 'Willfully Violated' Court Order
A judge said Tuesday the Oregon State Hospital is in contempt of court because defendants ordered to receive treatment there instead languished in jail.
Oregon Does U-Turn On Opioid Tapering
Give or take a few breaks, Kelly Howard has been on opioids for 17 years. She suffers from severe nerve pain and says opioids have enabled her to have a life.
Oregon Considers Changing The Way Mentally Ill People Are Committed
Last year, Don Baglien’s 19-year-old son experienced a psychotic break. It was a Sunday afternoon. He picked up the family picnic and threw it over the fence.
Oregon Becomes 1st State To Allow Dentists To Offer Any Vaccine
Oregon just became the first state in the nation to allow dentists to offer any vaccination to a patient.
Minnesota and Illinois do allow dentists to vaccinate, but only for the flu and only in adults.
Federal Judge To Block New Trump Administration Rules On Abortion Funding
A federal judge in Portland said Tuesday he would grant a preliminary injunction preventing new Trump administration rules that could’ve taken funding away from certain abortion providers from going into effect.
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