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Samaritan protester birth center closure

Residents and health care professionals rally in Corvallis May 21 to protest the possible closure of two birth centers by Samaritan Health Services. | OREGON NURSES ASSOCIATION

Nurses, U.S. lawmakers urge Samaritan not to close maternity services in Lebanon and Lincoln City

Samaritan Health Services is considering closing a birthing center in Lebanon and maternity ward in Lincoln City over rising costs and sagging revenue

May 21, 2025
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The Capitol Building in Salem, Ore., on March 21, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

New health care laws in Oregon will add protections for patients, providers

The new laws take effect Jan. 1 and address medical debt, civil commitment, ambulance costs, menopause, breast reconstruction and medical visits on vacation

Dec 30, 2025
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A student puts their phone away at Harmony Academy in Lake Oswego in this 2023 file photo. A proposed policy to ban cell phone use in Oregon schools did not clear a key Senate committee on Wednesday. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF / OPB

A bill to ban cellphones in Oregon schools is dead

Lawmakers couldn’t find agreement, but speculated Gov. Tina Kotek would act with an executive order

May 22, 2025

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Oregon Governor, Lawmakers will Fight Attacks on Women's Health

Gov. Kate Brown, U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici -- all Democrats -- are worried about a retreat on abortion and other rights under the administration of President Donald Trump.

Jul 5, 2018

PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield. | COURTESY OF PEACEHEALTH

Lawsuit aims to block PeaceHealth move to outsource emergency department to ApolloMD

Nonprofit health system's switch from a Eugene doctors' group to an Atlanta-based staffing and management firm violates a new Oregon law intended to block corporate influence on medicine, according to a suit filed in Lane County court

Mar 20
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Parrish and Shields Want Lawmakers Insured Through Cover Oregon

In other bills, Democrats want better quality controls for future state contracts while Rep. Keny-Guyer is pushing bills to better protect children from radon at school and hazardous chemicals in their toys.

Jan 28, 2014

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What young Oregonians want adults to know about their mental health

As organizations gear up for next year, youths are lending their voice to behavioral health advocacy, calling for safe spaces, better access to care, and adults who listen

May 26
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Sejal Hathi, the director of the Oregon Health Authority, has taken a part-time job seeing patients at Stanford University's teaching hospital in California. Hathi said she misses seeing patients, will work a weekend a month and is trying to restructure the position so she receives no pay. | STATE OF OREGON

Oregon Health Authority Director Sejal Hathi defends outside job at legislative hearing

Critics say her $265,000-a-year-job is 24-7, but Hathi told lawmakers her side job won't be a distraction from Oregon's largest state agency. She plans to work a shift or two a month at Stanford University's teaching hospital .

Feb 20, 2025

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