ohpr

Oregon Hospitals Reduce Infection Rates

Fewer central line blood steam infections at OHSU largely brought down average, consumer rep quetions outcome
June 9, 2011 – Oregon hospitals reported overall lower rates of healthcare acquired infections last year as a result of a statewide effort and a public reporting system now in its third year. Read More >>

Sales Tax for Universal Healthcare in Oregon Seriously Considered

The single-funding proposal has some Republican support for further study
April 12, 2011 -- A bipartisan group of lawmakers are behind an idea that would look into using a sales tax to fund universal healthcare in Oregon. Read More >>

Free Care at Oregon Hospitals Tops the Charts

Reducing costs and freezing pay was the only saving grace in a year that tested Oregon hospitals financially
December 8, 2010 -- Oregon hospitals provided more than $1.1 billion in uncompensated care in 2009, close to 14 percent more than the year before and the highest amount ever for the state’s 57 acute care facilities, based on the latest financial figures released this week by the Oregon Office for Health Policy and Research. Read More >>

Healthcare Workers Need to Have Flu Vaccinations

A work group is attempting to increase the number of workers getting the flu vaccine with a voluntary program
November 12, 2010 -- Despite the fact that 1,316 Oregonians were hospitalized and 67 died of influenza-related illnesses last year, Oregon healthcare workers are still falling behind when it comes to vaccinating themselves for the flu. Read More >>

Sunshine Coming for Hospital-acquired Infections

Details are expected to show wide variation by hospital for infection rates resulting from surgeries and blood stream catheters
April 21, 2010 -- The Oregon Office of Health Policy and Research is getting ready to release the state’s first-ever public report on hospital-acquired infections next month. And preliminary data show room for improvement. Read More >>

Lynn-Marie Crider Joins OHPR

September 3, 2009 -- Lynn-Marie Crider has joined the Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research as a policy analyst after spending five years with the Service Employees International Union, Local 49. Read More >>
Syndicate content

© Copyright 2013 by The Lund Report | Privacy Policy Development by: Roger Leigh | Design by:  Parachute Strategies