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The west plaza at Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | COURTESY OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Hospitals' lawsuit over psychiatric admissions faces scrutiny in court

Oregon hospital systems say they’re saddled with patients who should be in the state hospital, but a federal judge questions the validity of their argument

Apr 26, 2023
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Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles is tentatively being absorbed by California-based Adventist Health. | PHOTO BY LARVICK MEDIA/COURTESY OF MCMC

State OK’s Mid-Columbia Medical Center merger into Adventist Health

Oregon Health Authority says deal in The Dalles is needed but contingent on preserving reproductive and other services

Apr 14, 2023
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A pile of flowers and a note eulogizing Bobby Smallwood, a security officer for Legacy Health, sit outside the Good Samaritan Medical Center, where he was killed during a confrontation on July 30, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT