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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

Oregon Hits Record COVID-19 Hospitalizations As Governor Re-Imposes Mask Mandate

Experts say the governor’s move is necessary to fight the rising tide of COVID-19 cases and avoid a shortage of hospital beds.

Aug 10, 2021
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$100,000 PAC Contribution to Hospital Association Raises Questions

February 17, 2012 -- Whenever an unusual campaign contribution shows up in a political action committee report, heads start turning, asking the pivotal question – what’s the intent behind this?

Feb 16, 2012

New Oregon Health Authority interim director Sejal Hathi released a video address to agency employees on her first day, Jan. 16, 2024. | SCREENSHOT FROM OHA VIDEO

Hathi begins work as head of Oregon Health Authority

Dr. Sejal Hathi stressed her commitment to the health authority’s goals. If confirmed by the Senate, she’ll be the agency’s first permanent director in more than a year.

Jan 18, 2024
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In a first, Oregon officials find mosquito that can transmit deadly viruses in southern Oregon

They transmit viruses by biting infected humans, their favorite food

Aug 29, 2024

A registered nurse in St. Charles Bend’s intensive care unit stood outside a room where hospital staff treated an unconscious COVID-19 patient in May. | THE BULLETIN

About 1,000 Contracted Health Care Workers Will Stay In Oregon Into 2022

State extends contract to allow traveling nurses and other workers to stay until mid-January 2022.

Nov 30, 2021
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