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Oregon Health & Science University primarily trains its OB/GYN residents at OHSU Hospital and the Center for Women’s Health in southwest Portland. | COURTESY OHSU

PETA launches campaign against OHSU for using live pigs in surgical training

The drive, which includes a letter-writing campaign and ads, follows one by a physicians group over the use of live animals

Mar 9, 2023

Uninsured Charged Much More Depending on the Clinic

The prices for cataract surgery for an uninsured patient vary from $2,500 to more than $8,000 depending on whether the clinic is located in Bend, Portland or Salem

Feb 25, 2013

Kaiser Permanente workers represented by the Service Employees International Union Local 49 hold a picket outside Westside Medical Center in Hillsboro on July 24, 2023 to pressure the managed care consortium on contract negotiations. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Kaiser Permanente workers picket as contract talks heat up

Similar to other employees in healthcare, picketing workers want better staffing and working conditions

Jul 24, 2023
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Providence Portland Medical Center. | M.O. STEVENS/CC BY 3.0/WIKIMEDIA

After a patient died, a frustrated nurse sent an email — and was fired

New lawsuit claims Providence Health & Services fired a nurse supervisor in Portland over complaints about unsafe staffing

Apr 27, 2023
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Bay Area, St. Charles Bend Hit Hardest in CMS Penalties; Adventist Shows Highest Gain

These penalties and rewards are a result of a measure known as value-based purchasing which CMS introduced to encourage hospitals to improve inpatient care.

Feb 18, 2015
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Kevin Heinrich, a licensed practical nurse, at a workstation at Mirabella Portland’s skilled nursing facility on Feb. 13, 2023. Nurses and other health care workers have become increasingly hard to find after the pandemic. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT