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Pictured: Kaiser Permanente Westside Medical Center in Hillsboro. Hospitals have been at or near capacity for several months./Photo copyright: Pamplin Media Group (used with permission).

Even Without COVID Surge, Oregon Hospitals Nearly Full

Low capacity and staffing shortages create long wait times for hospital beds.

Jul 30, 2022
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Salem Health Diverts Ambulances Tuesday, Officials Still Seek Alternatives

Salem Hospital has been exceeding its capacity for more than a year, a spokesperson said.

Jul 28, 2022
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Health Insurance Price Data: It’s Out There, But It’s Not For The Faint Of Heart

Health insurers are now posting their negotiated rates for medical services, but it could still be weeks before data firms put it into usable forms.

Jul 28, 2022

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Everything You Need to Know About Paxlovid — Especially, Should You Take It?

Even as specialists in infectious diseases praise the treatment’s effectiveness, many doctors say they have questions about prescribing the drug and want better data.

Jul 28, 2022

The outside of the St. Charles Health System campus in Bend on July 26, 2022. | JONI AUDEN LAND/OPB

Severely Short On Nurses, Central Oregon Hospital System Quietly Declares Crisis

St. Charles Health System leaders adopted “crisis standards of care” to avoid having to comply with nurse staffing rules, but rescinded the move after OHA said it would violate state law

Jul 28, 2022

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Even Without COVID Surge, Oregon Hospitals Nearly Full

Salem Health Diverts Ambulances Tuesday, Officials Still Seek Alternatives

Health Insurance Price Data: It’s Out There, But It’s Not For The Faint Of Heart

Everything You Need to Know About Paxlovid — Especially, Should You Take It?

Severely Short On Nurses, Central Oregon Hospital System Quietly Declares Crisis

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