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An ambulance pulls into the entrance driveway for Oregon Health & Science University's emergency department on Wed., Oct. 27, 2021. | OHSU/CHRISTINE TORRES HICKS

Consumer groups raise concerns about proposed OHSU-Legacy merger

OSPIRG, Oregon Consumer Justice and Health Care for All Oregon say that the deal is likely to raise prices and hurt consumers if approved without stronger protections dictated by state officials. The university says it's addressed the concerns already in its application.

Jan 23
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St. Charles Health System in Redmond. | COURTESY ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM

St. Charles' $6 million, three-year battle over paperwork may be nearing an end

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden is asking federal health officials to fix what he says is a paperwork error that has cost the central Oregon hospital system millions

Jan 21
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Rock formations at Bandon Beach in Southern Oregon. | LISA MCKELLY/PIXABAY

Safety net clinic on Southern Oregon coast to close suddenly

Rural health center serving low-income people is shutting down suddenly, creating what observers call a crisis for patients

Jan 16
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An ambulance pulls into the entrance driveway for Oregon Health & Science University's emergency department on Wed., Oct. 27, 2021. | OHSU/CHRISTINE TORRES HICKS

Burnout lingers but the ranks of Oregon health care workers are growing

Numbers of nurses and others are growing but local education programs can't keep up with new job openings, per a state report

Jan 14
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Providence nurses in Oregon are on strike, and it's unclear when a contract deal might be reached. | OREGON NURSES ASSOCIATION

Providence, nurses ready to resume contract talks as strike continues

With Providence backing down from an earlier pledge to not negotiate with a striking union, the two sides seem ready to negotiate — but are they?

Jan 14
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Nurses and other health care workers along with their supporters took to the picket lines outside Providence Portland Medical Center on Monday as the state’s largest nurses union called a five-day strike. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Providence asks to resume bargaining with nurses union despite strike

Oregon's largest hospital system has asked a federal mediator to resume sessions with the Oregon Nurses Association. More than 4,000 nurses and other providers are striking, but the system says a large number have crossed the picket lines.

Jan 11

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Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, in Portland, Ore., Aug. 2, 2023. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Strike at Providence hospitals will further strain Oregon's health care system

Hospitals say they'll transfer patients and make the best of the situation in a statewide system that has kept costs down by maintaining fewer beds than in most states

Jan 9
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A view of OHSU's South Waterfront campus in September 2024. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

OHSU's takeover of Legacy Health would violate federal market standards, advocates say

Nationally known voices contend the proposed hospital merger would far exceed market consolidation limits set by the federal government that are intended to preserve competition and keep costs down. The university argues that it is exempt from those federal limits, adding that the deal's benefits to the public outweigh any downsides.

Jan 7
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Rachel Solotaroff at Portland's Old Town Clinic. | COURTESY CENTRAL CITY CONCERN

How Oregon health officials are preparing for change under Trump

Oregonians’ health care could face more change than most states under the new federal administration, and Dr. Sejal Hathi, director of the state health authority, said officials are preparing to respond quickly as things happen

Jan 3
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Portland, Oregon. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Shortages of funds but not of issues marked Oregon health care in 2024

With health care undergoing rapid transformation, officials and lawmakers have struggled to keep up as ripple effects hit patients, providers and members of the public

Dec 31, 2024
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