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An artist's depiction of a proposed psychiatric hospital proposed for a site in Wilsonville. | UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES

Critics, Including Providence, Legacy, Pan Proposed Wilsonville Psychiatric Hospital

But supporters say the facility would serve a need, even if it didn’t fix Oregon’s tangled and inadequate behavioral health care system.

Apr 27, 2021
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MUFID MAJNUN ON UNSPLASH

Oregon seeing a surge of COVID-19 infections, but illnesses are relatively mild

Hospitalizations are relatively low and cases are generally less severe than during the height of the pandemic. Health officials are encouraging social distancing, masking and vaccination

Aug 1, 2024

Hospital Finances Flashback: OHSU and VA Hospitals

OHSU reports highest revenue of any Oregon hospital, likely a reflection of several factors: because of its affiliations with researchers and academics, it provides a disproportionate share of complex, high-cost treatments.

Sep 2, 2015

A doctor using a digital tablet. | SHUTTERSTOCK

State regulators know health insurance directories are full of wrong information. They’re doing little to fix it.

Oregon’s Department of Consumer and Business Services conducts spot checks of provider networks to see if listings are accurate, but does not track results. It hasn’t issued a fine for directory errors since 2019.

Nov 14, 2024

digital illustration of a spiral bacteria against a green background

Syphilis bacterium. | ILLUSTRATION BY JOMAR JUNIOR/PIXABAY

Oregon faces ‘crisis’ in growing number of babies born with syphilis, officials say

Even as overall syphilis numbers go down in the state, more and more babies are being born with it — particularly in rural areas

Mar 11, 2025
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A mother and son seek escape from war in Ukraine. The GOP intends to reduce benefits for most refugees and immigrants on humanitarian parole, including Afghans and Ukrainians who helped the United States in wars overseas and in return were promised a safety net in the United States. | SHAROMKA/SHUTTERSTOCK