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A health care worker pushes a gurney passed other workers in blue scrubs inside a hospital through a corridor.

Inside Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon Sees Nursing School Applications Dry Up: Report

A new report confirms Oregon’s nursing shortage and points to long-term challenges in producing new nurses.

Dec 8, 2022
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Last year, Dr. Dean Sidelinger warned of surging cases of the delta variant. Cases now are of a less threatening type. | KRISTIAN FODEN-VENCIL/OPB

Oregon Health Authority Managing COVID-19 Without More Mandates

Oregon health officials expect the current wave of COVID-19 cases will not lead to new statewide restrictions to reduce spread.

May 19, 2022

Salem Health clinical nurse Heather Gatchet says calling her mom before her morning shift at Salem Health hospital is part of her regular routine. /Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB

At Oregon’s Salem Health, The Doctor Will See You Now — In The Hallway

The omicron variant is less severe, but Oregon’s health system is as fragile as ever.

Feb 3, 2022

Diane Lund-Muzikant at her home in February 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Diane Lund-Muzikant, a pioneer in health care reporting and founder of The Lund Report, has died

Lund-Muzikant passed away Saturday, leaving behind a legacy of watchdog journalism that has changed the way Oregonians understand health care and the powerful industry behind it

Jul 28, 2025

OHA names state dental director after 9-month search

A big challenge facing Bruce Austin in the new position is to find ways to fit oral health into the larger healthcare transformation under way in the state.

Feb 17, 2015

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