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Oregon National Guard in Salem, July 2013. | OREGONMILDEP/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Oregon National Guard Leadership Visits Troops Deployed At Oregon Hospitals

Guardsmen have performed an assortment of tasks, such helping with ventilators, in the lab, environmental services, screening patients and more.

Oct 21, 2021

Big Hospital Profits May Be Leading to Big Increases for Insurance

The windfall profits for the Oregon hospital industry are showing their effects in the individual health insurance market, with 2017 rates skyrocketing past 2016 levels as insurers seem unable to leverage reasonable rates from providers, and plan to pass a big hurt onto the 242,000 consumers who must purchase by themselves

Jun 1, 2016

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State Didn’t Help, But OSU Lab Found A Way Into COVID-19 Testing Anyway

Specialists at Oregon State University’s veterinary laboratory wanted to put their state-of-the-art equipment to work testing for the coronavirus. Oregon needs more tests. But neither the Oregon Health Authority nor Gov. Kate Brown's office lent any support. A private company did.

Apr 13, 2020
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Oregon lawmakers earmark millions for mental health and addiction services

The Legislature passed measures to provide more residential care, respond to people in crises and fight the opioid overdose epidemic

Jul 6, 2023

People in rural communities have higher incidents of overdoses, alcohol related deaths and suicides, than those living in more urban areas. Suicide risks are particularly high for men working in fishing, farming and ranching industries. | EMILY CURETON COOK/OPB

In rural Oregon, there’s a higher need for mental health care, but few options

OPB concludes its series on holes in the mental health system with a look at the stresses and wider lack of mental health services in rural Oregon

Mar 21, 2023

Hospital Finances: A Look at Salem Health Chains and PeaceHealth

March 27, 2013 -- How well are Oregon’s hospitals meeting local needs? Are they making smart decisions about their money? Today, The Lund Report runs the second in a series of stories that is exploring the state of Oregon hospitals.

Mar 27, 2013

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