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Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon, on Nov. 21, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon group wants to make it easier to commit those in mental health crisis

New report from a state work group offers dozens of suggestions to improve Oregon’s civil commitment process

Nov 21, 2024

Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

State officials, advocacy group want hospitals’ lawsuit over psychiatric gridlock dismissed

Hospitals had blamed harm to psychiatric patients on state inaction, but new court filings fault hospitals themselves.

Dec 29, 2022
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Activists on Feb. 13, 2023, protested the proposed closure of Mount Hood Family Birth Center in Gresham. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

State threatens ‘regulatory actions’ if Legacy closes Gresham hospital maternity unit without approval

Citing red ink, Legacy plans to push ahead with closure of the facility despite state concerns and newly introduced legislation

Mar 15, 2023
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OSPIRG wants state to clamp down on hospital profits from commercial patients

High rates for commercially insured patients drive up premiums, report says

Mar 14, 2023
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The OHSU Center for Health & Healing Building 2 in the South Waterfront neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, on July 25, 2020. | SHUTTERSTOCK

OHSU, Legacy submit long-delayed paperwork for proposed merger

The two health systems want to form a 10-hospital Oregon health care powerhouse, and now state regulators will consider whether the idea makes sense for patients and employees

Sep 26, 2024
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Eastern Oregon Counties Declare State Of Emergency Over Vaccine Mandates

Commissioners in six eastern Oregon counties want mandates halted, saying they are likely to worsen the health care crisis.

Sep 28, 2021

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Resistance To A Boston Hospital’s Expansion Centers On Rising Prices

A political battle in Massachusetts looks at the role hospital expansions play in driving up health care costs.

Jan 30, 2022

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