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Workers rallied on Oct. 10, 2022, at Peacehealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, Washington, to protest working conditions. | COURTESY PHOTO

PeaceHealth Workers In Vancouver Claim Management ‘Bullying’

Over the past two years, nearly all of the Washington hospital’s roughly 90 patient access representatives have quit, according to the union.
Oct 11, 2022
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DAVID CAVE IS A RECOVERY COACH ON AN ADDICTION SPECIALTY TEAM AT SALEM HOSPITAL, NORTH OF BOSTON./JESSE COSTA/WBUR

Hospitals Have Been Slow To Bring On Addiction Specialists

Discharging a patient without specialized addiction care can mean losing a crucial opportunity to intervene and treat someone at the hospital.
Oct 11, 2022
JOSE FIGUEROA, LEFT, SPEAKS WITH OREGON RURAL ACTION ORGANIZERS ZAIRA SANCHEZ, CENTER, AND ANA MARIA RODRIGUEZ AT A VACCINE CLINIC IN BOARDMAN, ORE., ON SEPT. 2, 2022/.ANTONIO SIERRA/OPB

Nonprofit Organizes Eastern Oregon Latinos One Conversation At A Time

The pandemic led Oregon Rural Action to coordinate Latino-focused vaccination drives, but their ambitions go further.
Oct 6, 2022

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