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Portland-Area Company With Contacts In China Hopes To Help Oregon With Protective Gear

A medical-training company based in Hillsboro is hoping to use its extensive connections with Chinese manufacturers to boost Oregon’s supply of face masks and other personal protective equipment.

Apr 17, 2020

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Oregon’s Lack Of Crisis Standards Of Care Worries Health Care Officials

The state did away with its former crisis standards of care, calling them discriminatory. Some health care officials say what replaced the standards isn't enough.

Sep 14, 2021

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Overdose deaths are rising among Black and Indigenous Americans

Experts say responses such as mobile and mail-order safety supplies are needed.

Oct 29, 2024

A citizen of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation waits for her COVID-19 vaccination in this 2021 photo at Colville Tribes Indian Health in Nespelem, Washington. The Indian Health Service has a single doctor for the reservation, serving a population of about 5,000. | COURTESY PHOTO BY TYLER TJOMSLAND / SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

Report lays bare stark disparities in health care outcomes for Native Americans in Washington

Health system performance scorecard shows shorter life spans, higher rates of death before 75 from preventable and treatable causes

Aug 20, 2024

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Health care access is top complaint to Oregon Medicaid Ombuds Program

New report notes low spending on behavioral health services for low-income Oregonians

Jun 8, 2023
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PeaceHealth workers picket on Oct. 11, 2023. | COURTESY OREGON FEDERATION OF NURSES AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

Surge in health care walkouts continues with PeaceHealth strike Monday

Health care workers in Oregon and southwest Washington are walking out more than ever, citing pay as well as staffing problems that may be hard to cure

Oct 24, 2023
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