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Providence Portland Medical Center staff prep to work on COVID-19 patients. | PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES

As Available Beds Dwindle, Oregon Hospitals Warn Of Imminent Crisis

Hospitals struggle to handle the rapidly rising flood of people seriously ill with COVID-19, while state officials scramble for ways to increase hospital capacity.

Aug 18, 2021
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Southern Oregon Mental Health Provider To Shutter Youth Residential Treatment Facility

Kairos Northwest’s director blames the closure on financial pressures and another provider’s "highly unethical direct poaching” of its employees.

Aug 16, 2021
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Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare walk-in clinic in Portland. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

Behavioral Health Slammed By Worker Shortage In Oregon

Behavioral health care providers look for ways to recruit and retain talent as they seek to expand services.

Aug 10, 2021
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Widespread Mask Usage Is Key To Fighting Delta Variant Surge, Analysis Finds

Many hundreds of lives in Oregon and Washington would be saved this year if the public again embraced masks, University of Washington projections show.

Aug 2, 2021
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State health officials are racing to win federal approval of Oregon Health Plan changes before Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, shown at the Oregon Convention Center vaccination site, leaves office. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Gov. Brown Mandates Masks In State Buildings

State government employees and visitors inside state agencies must mask up when indoors, regardless of vaccination status.

Jul 30, 2021

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Malheur County. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Some Rural Oregon Counties Hopeful Of Progress In Fighting Pandemic

Leaders recommend masking but they’re not inclined to adopt restrictions to prevent COVID-19 infections: They say quiet persuasion works best.

Jul 29, 2021
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Multnomah County Becomes First To Recommend Masks Indoors Amid Concerns About Delta Variant 

The recommendation, which applies to everyone regardless of vaccination status, follows a sharp increase in cases of COVID-19 in recent weeks.

Jul 26, 2021

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Virginia Garcia medical services is trying to increase the vaccination rates of farmworkers. | VIRGINIA GARCIA

Vaccinating Migrant Farmworkers Is No Easy Task

For migrant farmworkers, outreach and mobile clinics are key to increasing COVID-19 vaccination rates and overcoming hesitancy.

Jul 19, 2021
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A critical care nurse at OHSU gets a COVID-19 vaccine/Josh Andersen/OHSU

Many Oregon Health Care Providers Remain Unvaccinated, New Data Show

Chiropractors, EMTs and others have poor vaccination rates, reigniting debate about whether COVID-19 vaccination should be mandatory in the health care industry.

Jul 14, 2021
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CCOs Critical of Oregon’s Proposed New 'Health Equity Zones'

The health insurers say they are the best organizations for expanding the Medicaid system to address social factors such as housing and food.

Jul 12, 2021
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