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Financials in Brief: Data Release Shows Charity Care, Margins and Physician Pay at Oregon Hospitals

Oregon hospitals spent $1.8 billion on non-physician payroll, $237.2 million on physician payroll, in the first six months of 2016

Jan 18, 2017

Brick hospital building with road going under sky bridge

Salem Health Salem Hospital. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Salem Health Mulls Diverting Ambulances

After announcing its flagship hospital was adopting a plan to begin diverting ambulances to ease capacity issues, Salem Health abruptly cancelled a press conference to talk about it.

Jul 21, 2022
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Nurses and others gathered in downtown Oregon City on May 11, 2022 for an informational picket about contract negotiations with Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center. | COURTESY OREGON NURSES ASSOCIATION

Providence Willamette Falls Nurses Approve Labor Deal

New contract terms won support from a majority of the hospital’s nurses after tense negotiations and the threat of a strike.

Jul 11, 2022
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Oregon Health Groups Prepare for August Eclipse and Massive Tourist Influx

A million or more people could swell the state’s population during the Aug. 21 event, stressing rural health services, and creating sanitation risks.

Jul 18, 2017

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Loopholes, Lack Of Staffing Stymie Transparency Of Oregon’s Drug Pricing Program

The state’s Prescription Drug Price Transparency Program was created to illuminate pharmaceutical pricing practices, but pharmaceutical companies have shielded information they say infringes on trade secrets.

Aug 30, 2021
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