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Tens of thousands of laid off or underemployed health care workers filed for unemployment compensation in Oregon this year, even as demand for specialized staff and other workers went up.

Though cases are soaring, Oregon has yet to reach a critical shortage of intensive care beds in part because doctors have learned to treat patients early and now have more drugs.

Nearly 60 employees have become infected since the pandemic began, with 11 patients testing positive since October.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released detailed data on the COVID-19 capacity of hospitals across the country, including more than 60 in Oregon.

Trillium appears substantially short of meeting standards set by the Oregon Health Authority for the Oregon Health Plan, documents show.