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Oregon’s mental health needs outweigh its ability to provide services, report shows

Limited data collection and inadequate funding are key barriers to Oregon’s behavioral health improvement efforts

May 9, 2025

Oregon state senators prepare for a floor session on March 21. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Lawmakers set to approve bigger Oregon Health Authority budget

Revised plan includes nearly 300 hires despite Republican criticism and expected federal funding cuts

Jun 17, 2025
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Optum-owned Oregon Medical Group is ending Eugene-area obstetric services

Physician-owned Women's Care is hiring some OB-GYN's leaving the corporate clinic chain. Talks are ongoing over whether maternity services will continue at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center in Springfield, and PeaceHealth is readying for an increase in births.

Aug 13, 2025
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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

OHSU, Legacy agree to merge, but state and feds must approve

Six-hospital Legacy chain would become subsidiary of OHSU to create a dominant health care player even as both entities face financial challenges

May 30, 2024
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Jail wait times for people experiencing mental illness plummet

Court-ordered Oregon State Hospital discharge deadlines are having an effect, group says

Aug 29, 2023
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A view of the Oregon State Hospital spire from the courtyard on Nov. 21, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS

Oregon should be held in federal contempt for mental health failures, advocates tell judge

New court filing claims state officials have ignored a predictable situation in which the civil rights of mentally ill people are violated on a routine basis

Jan 7, 2025
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Whooping cough, a threat to babies, surges in Oregon

Officials urge vaccination as state nears a new record in cases and holiday gatherings near. One person has died.

Nov 14, 2024

A Look Back in Time: As Hospital Chains Grow, Fewer Oregon Independents Remain

If Silverton Health goes through with plans to join Legacy, only seven independent nonprofit hospitals will remain in the state: Columbia Memorial, Good Shepherd Medical Center, Grande Ronde Hospital, Mid-Columbia Medical Center, Santiam Hospital, Sky Lakes and Tuality

Aug 19, 2015

Rep. Travis Nelson, a nurse, speaks at a conference held by CCO Oregon, on Wednesday in Salem as Rep. Lisa Reynolds, a physician, listens. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon lawmakers share plans for 2025 session

Key state legislators agree that there are a lot of needs, and figuring out what to focus on is the challenge up next as the long session looms

Oct 2, 2024
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