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Lack of a Vaccine Mandate Becomes Competitive Advantage In Hospital Staffing Wars

Rural hospitals in areas of the U.S. where vaccination rates are already low are avoiding vaccine mandates for staff in order to attract workers.

Sep 2, 2021

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Oregon Receives Failing Grade For Its In-Prison Response To COVID-19

Oregon had one of the highest discrepancies between infection and death rates of prisoners versus its population, a report found.

Sep 2, 2021
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Staff at the Latino Health Coalition in Southwest Portland in August 2021. | COURTNEY VAUGHN/©PMG/REPUBLISHED WITH PERMISSION FROM PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP

New Oregon Law Expands Insurance For Immigrants, Underserved Populations

Cover All People will implement a $10 million program to provide health insurance to roughly 80,000 people who had no coverage.

Sep 2, 2021
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Rena Langlitz is a registered nurse in the emergency department of Willamette Valley Medical Center in McMinnville.

Facing Aggressive Patients, Other Stress, Nurses At Willamette Valley Medical Center Push For Union Contract

Talks are stalled between administrators at the hospital in McMinnville and the Oregon Nurses Association members.

Sep 2, 2021
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Only One County In Eastern Oregon Has Received National Guard Support At Its Hospitals

In Eastern Oregon, only the Blue Mountain Hospital District in Grant County has received help since Gov. Kate Brown ordered the deployment of 1,500 troops.

Sep 2, 2021

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Lack of a Vaccine Mandate Becomes Competitive Advantage In Hospital Staffing Wars

Oregon Receives Failing Grade For Its In-Prison Response To COVID-19

New Oregon Law Expands Insurance For Immigrants, Underserved Populations

Facing Aggressive Patients, Other Stress, Nurses At Willamette Valley Medical Center Push For Union Contract

Only One County In Eastern Oregon Has Received National Guard Support At Its Hospitals

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