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Stabbin’ Wagon holds regular outreach events at Medford’s Hawthorne Park, which has seen issues with drug use and camping among unsheltered people. Melissa Jones, the group’s leader, was arrested at the park during sweeps of homeless encampments in 2020. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Despite criticisms, Stabbin’ Wagon signs contract with health authority

The Medford nonprofit will provide a new, non-clinical mental health service even after clashing with local officials. The status of other contracts remains uncertain.

Nov 21, 2023

Central Oregon Sees Early Successes in Coordinated Care Model

November 10, 2011—A wide variety of organizations representing Central Oregon’s healthcare community were talking about creating a coordinated model of providing health care before the Legislature even began thinking about it.

Nov 10, 2011

Bay Area, OHSU Hospitals Trail in Safety Scores

October 29, 2012 -- Add customer savvy to the lengthy list of resources Oregonians might need when they face hospital care. A survey of U.S. hospitals details infection and other risks posed by even the most “routine” hospital stays.

Oct 29, 2012

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Gov. Brown’s Medicaid Budget Would Crimp Hospitals, Insurers

A hospital industry group criticizes the proposed cuts in Medicaid reimbursement rates following a rough year for hospitals that have seen reduced revenue from elective procedures.

Dec 1, 2020
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After the ACA: Hospitals that Saw Margins Boom, Charity Care Drop Report Slight Reversal in Latest Report

Though margins are still positive and charity care is far below pre-Affordable Care Act levels, statewide figures for the third quarter of 2016 show that charity care spending is ticking up at hospitals across the state

Mar 10, 2017
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Asante and Salem Health Swoop in for Attempted Kill of ASC Expansion Bill

Despite a lengthy work group process and the support of Providence Health & Services, two major hospital systems are trying to stop ambulatory surgery centers from offering expanded hours and instead are trying to belabor the issue with yet another work group.

Mar 24, 2017

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