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.
Salem Reporter
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.
Second Measles Case Confirmed in Unvaccinated Marion County Resident
The Oregon Health Authority has confirmed a second case of measles in Marion County, health officials announced Tuesday evening.
Measles Case Confirmed In Unvaccinated Salem Patient
Measles has been confirmed in a Marion County resident, county health officials announced Tuesday.
The patient is from Salem and is unvaccinated for measles, said Katrina Rothenberger, the county's public health director.
Fight To Hike Oregon's Tobacco Tax Resurfaces
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Smokers paying higher taxes would help buy health insurance for low-income Oregonians under a plan being advanced by Gov. Kate Brown.
Brown is proposing tax increase of $2 a pack of cigarettes, currently taxed at $1.33.
Business Group Analysis Finds Oregon State Employees Contribute Less To Health Care Than In Neighboring States
Oregon’s public employees typically pay less for health insurance than their peers in neighboring states, a new study finds.
