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SEIU Local 49 members protest move by Springfield hospital to outsource about 100 jobs to a Texas-based staffing company.

Under SB 469, hospitals will be bound by the recommendations of their nurse staffing committees, which craft plans for staffing levels. The bill now heads to the Committee on Ways & Means to provide more funding for state hospital audits that hold hospitals accountable for compliance.

The Senate Democrats unveiled their 2017 agenda, and healthcare budgetary issues dominated the conversation. The state must find revenue sources to pay for its share of the Oregon Health Plan, which could be further imperiled by attempts to scrap or decimate Medicaid funding in Congress.

Nurses and hospital agree on plans to improve patient care, increase staffing