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ANNE UDALL, (FRONT) CEO AND PRESIDENT OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD COLUMBIA WILLAMETTE, SAYS THAT THE ORGANIZATION’S CLINICS HAVE SEEN AN UPTICK IN DEMAND FROM RESIDENTS OF STATES WITH ABORTION BANS. IN BACK LEFT TO RIGHT: GOV. KATE BROWN, U.S. REP. SUZANNE BONAMICI OF OREGON, STATE REP. ANDREA VALDERRAMA, KATIE JO JACKSON, MANAGER OF THE PLANNED PARENTHOOD CLINIC IN SOUTHEAST OREGON./LYNNE TERRY/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Patients From Idaho, Elsewhere Seek Abortion Care In Oregon

Planned Parenthood has hired staff and is working on a new facility in eastern Oregon.

Aug 30, 2022

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State Takes Step Towards Keeping Tens Of Thousands On Health Care Coverage

Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday the appointment of a task force to develop new health plan for the working poor.

Apr 12, 2022

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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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OHSU Hospital on Marquam Hill. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

Union Plans Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Racism Against OHSU 

AFSCME has collected data on OHSU’s treatment of racial and ethnic minorities and presented it to the university’s president.

Aug 26, 2021
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Snapshot From Southern Oregon: ‘It's Hard To Deal With The Constant Denial’

A 14-year veteran of nursing says the worst part of the job is treating patients who deny they have COVID-19, even on their death bed.

Aug 17, 2021
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Portland Aerial Tram to OHSU at sunrise. | TIM JEWETT/OHSU

Black Employee Sues OHSU, Alleging Racial, Sexual Discrimination

The institution denies it discriminated or retaliated against Cashnita Mathieson, a phlebotomist, and says she is barred by law from seeking $300,000 in damages.

Aug 16, 2021
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Oregon Officials Watched As Cases Spiked, Waiting Until Now To Act

The Oregon Health Authority is organizing a command structure to address the staffing and bed crisis facing hospitals swamped with COVID-19 cases.

Aug 11, 2021
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Health Care Staff Will Have To Be Tested For COVID-19 Or Vaccinated, Gov. Brown Decides

The announcement follows decisions by some hospital systems to require employee vaccinations against COVID-19 despite an Oregon law banning the practice.

Aug 4, 2021

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OHSU receiving a shipment of Pfizer BioNTEch COVID-19 vaccine. | OHSU/FRITZ LIEDTKE

OHSU Will Require Staff Vaccinations By Sept. 1

The institution will give employees the opportunity to opt out, provided they go through an education session and abide by certain rules.

Aug 3, 2021

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PeaceHealth Will Require Staff To Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19

The announcement comes a day after Kaiser Permanente said that it would require all employees to be fully inoculated.

Aug 3, 2021