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Oregon Recovers co-founder and director, Mike Marshall (at right), speaks at an Oregon Recovers event last year. Tony Vezina, founder and director of 4D Recovery stands at left. | COURTESY OREGON RECOVERS

Advocates urge bold action to address Oregon’s addiction crisis

Oregon Recovers wants state officials to declare a state emergency and mobilize a response that includes temporary field services, immediate access to care and changes to Measure 110
Sep 13, 2023
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PeaceHealth plans to demolish builldings at it's Eugene university district site./Christian Wihtol/The Lund Report

A plan to open an emergency department in Eugene gets a reality check

At a recent citywide healthcare forum in Eugene, the CEO of McKenzie Willamette Medical Center told a surprised audience that plans were in the works to build a new emergency department in Eugene. But, there’s a long road ahead until a new 24-hour-a-day emergency department opens back up.
Oct 10, 2024
Oregon Health & Science University Center for Health and Healing Building 2 in the South Waterfront neighborhood, July 2020. | SHUTTERSTOCK

OHSU financial upswing continues as other hospitals falter

As the institution reports a 2.4% profit margin, nurses want OHSU to up its wage offer in contract talks
Apr 20, 2023
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Brown Budget Closes Junction City Psychiatric Hospital, Hikes Sin Taxes

The newly elected governor’s 2017-2019 budget increases the hospital assessment tax and restores an insurance tax to offset a $1 billion reduction in federal funding to Medicaid. Oregon Project Independence would lose funding, and the General Assistance Program for the homeless would end Gov. Kate Brown boldly called on Oregon to cover all children living in Oregon, regardless of immigration status.
Dec 2, 2016

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