Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles is tentatively being absorbed by California-based Adventist Health.
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Adventist Health’s proposal to absorb the financially strapped Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles has sparked numerous comments, including fierce support and opposition.
Feb 16, 2023
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Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles is tentatively being absorbed by California-based Adventist Health.
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PHOTO BY LARVICK MEDIA/COURTESY OF MCMC
The lawsuit came as the state Bureau of Labor & Industries is pursuing $8.7 million in fines against the six-hospital chain for alleged violations.
Jan 5, 2023
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Amazon's purchase of clinics in Oregon must undergo state review. Pictured, an Amazon Prime Air Boeing 737-800(BCF) freighter on final approach to JFK Airport.
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Because One Medical’s presence in Oregon is small, the purchase will not likely affect prices or patient access, state regulators conclude.
Jan 3, 2023
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Amazon's purchase of clinics in Oregon must undergo state review. Pictured, an Amazon Prime Air Boeing 737-800(BCF) freighter on final approach to JFK Airport.
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The push to establish a new union to represent 304 doctors, physician assistants and others is now before the National Labor Relations Board.
Dec 13, 2022
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Centene-owned Trillium Community Health Plan, long active in Lane County, also serves low-income Oregon Health Plan members in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties.
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Centene holds contracts through Trillium Community Health Plan to provide health care to low-income Oregonians.
Dec 7, 2022
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Nursing students at Lane Community College in Eugene use simulation models during the pandemic instead of in-personal clinical visits. According to a new report, educational institutions are failing to produce enough new registered nurses.
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Staff shortages and hospitals’ lack of compliance with staffing plans are leading to high nurse burnout rates and intolerable working conditions, the Oregon Nurses Association says.
Dec 5, 2022
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Amazon's purchase of clinics in Oregon must undergo state review. Pictured, an Amazon Prime Air Boeing 737-800(BCF) freighter on final approach to JFK Airport.
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