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Nurses play crucial roles in health care — both in critical care situations and in routine preventive care./Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital Chronicle

Oregon Medical Providers Rely On Diminishing Number Of Out-Of-State Nurses, Study Finds

Rural communities that are especially dependent on bringing in nurses are at risk of facing severe shortages, the research says.

Apr 21, 2022

THIS OREGON MEDICAL GROUP CLINIC IN EUGENE IS ONE OF SEVERAL PRIMARY CARE BUSINESSES BOUGHT IN OREGON BY UNITEDHEALTH'S OPTUM HEALTH DIVISION.

The insurer buys two Oregon networks, adding to the corporation’s roster of 1,500 clinics nationwide.

Apr 21, 2022
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The recommendation comes after a federal judge struck down the public transportation masking rule.

Apr 21, 2022
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The Oregon Health Authority in Salem. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Prosecutors allege the former employee set up a sham company that received nearly $1.5 million in fraudulent COVID-19 relief payments.

Apr 20, 2022

Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in southwest Portland. | M.O. STEVENS/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

The vote would give nurses at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center the ability to go on strike but not require it.

Apr 19, 2022
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