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SEIU Ballot Measures Bypass Legislature Sluggish on Hospital Reform

Political organizers for the Service Employees International Union are taking five sweeping measures directly to the voters after years of the Legislature thwarting their efforts in favor of the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems. Meanwhile, the Office of the Inspector General is wading into hospital executive compensation.
Feb 14, 2014
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COURTESY OF SAINT ALPHONSUS.

New temp nurses offer hope for Baker City birth center's future

Saint Alphonsus Medical Center-Baker City put new temp nurses to work helping with deliveries this week. Meanwhile, community members await word on longer-term federal help to avert the birth center's Aug. 26th closure, which could threaten lives.
Aug 3, 2023
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Nurses and other health care workers along with their supporters took to the picket lines outside Providence Portland Medical Center on Monday as the state’s largest nurses union called a five-day strike. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Providence Health leader says ‘all hands on deck’ situation with nurses gone

Top nursing officer says system is dealing with ‘disruptive and emotional’ situation with units on strike and hopes new staffing law will help address nurses’ concerns
Jun 22, 2023
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