Oregon State Hospital Advisory Board Says It Was Excluded From National Guard Decision
The board, which makes recommendations on patient safety and care, says it has questions about staffing levels and the role of the National Guard.
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Oregon State Hospital Makes It Through Weekend With Volunteers
A spokeswoman said this was the first time since January that employees didn't have to work overtime to staff all shifts because 24 managers and employees volunteered to work.
State Hospital Shifts Managers To Nursing Work To Cope
Oregon State Hospital leaders have still received no response on deploying the National Guard to aid with a staffing crisis, but the Oregon Office of Emergency Management is seeking civilians to help.
Situation Dire At Oregon State Hospital, National Guard Asked To Help Staffing
Activating the National Guard was the final step in a five-stage crisis staffing plan hospital administrators developed last fall after a COVID outbreak on the hospital campus left more employees unable to work.
Special Report: State To Pour Millions Into Addiction Treatment Despite Little Proof It Works
A Salem Reporter investigation finds that Oregon is poised to spend millions more on top of the $200 million already spent on addiction treatment even though officials aren't sure what becomes of people once they leave treatment or whether the treatment works.
Most Oregonians Wear Masks But Gatherings A Concern
A new study illustrate the challenges of trying to slow the spread of the virus as cases continue to climb in the state.
Salem Reporter: School Closures In Oregon Extended Through April
SALEM – Oregon schools will remain closed through the end of April, extending by a month the original closure ordered last week by Gov. Kate Brown.
Oregon Sees First COVID-19 Death; Lawmaker Urges Cash Infusion As Economy Staggers
A 70-year-old veteran died Saturday at a Portland hospital from COVID-19, the first known fatality in Oregon as the number of people testing positive for the disease continues to increase.
Special Report: The Region's Busiest ER Is In Salem, Facing More Critical Cases And Climbing Patient Counts
The sound system crackled to life in the busiest emergency room in the Northwest.
“Code blue, three minutes, room seven,” came the announcement.
An ambulance was about to arrive at Salem Hospital just after 8 a.m. in late December.
Health Care For Salem-Area's Vulnerable Populations Going To New Manager
Nearly a year ago, an email landed in Craig Pope’s inbox that would quietly destabilize the order that oversaw health care for about 100,000 people in the mid-Willamette Valley.
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