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Safety net clinic workers, including many in Multnomah County, provide needed medical care for marginalized populations, including people lacking shelter. | MULTNOMAH COUNTY/MOTOYA NAKAMURA

Washington safety net clinic chain battles for accreditation as doctors-in-training bolt

Sea Mar operates three dozen clinics, including in Vancouver, and says its medical residency program that helps train needed physicians has been decimated by a recent decision to withdraw accreditation

Jul 11, 2024
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Oregon Health & Science University | MICHAEL MCDERMOTT/OHSU

OHSU postdocs declare salary impasse, sparking new stage in contract talks

AFSCME-represented group says Oregon Health & Science University is not offering fair compensation or benefits needed to improve equity and retention

Jul 11, 2024

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Oregon beefs up help lines, support services for youth of color

A new state report cites progress in helping young people get help to deal with mental health challenges, but says more culturally specific services are needed to address disparities in the risk of suicide among young people

Jul 9, 2024

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An employee of the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services helps a consumer pick a health care plan on the federal online health insurance marketplace. | DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES

More than 80% keep coverage as Oregon Health Plan eligibility checks near completion

The state will disenroll fewer Oregonians than expected from the state's version of Medicaid, but members are cautioned to watch their mailboxes with 120,000 renewal notices still being sent out

Jun 27, 2024

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The Behavioral Health Resource Center at 333 SW Park Avenue in Portland on Nov. 16, 2022. | EMILY GREEN/THE LUND REPORT

County health and social services contracts need better oversight, auditors say

Multnomah County's contract oversight practices need revamping to ensure people are getting the services they need, according to a report issued by Auditor Jennifer McGuirk. County officials say they're working on it.

Jun 27, 2024
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon, on Nov. 21, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon State Hospital sexual harassment lawsuits settled for $1 million

Two suits accused a former state nurse of allegedly attempting to use his position of authority to groom patients for sex, and claimed state hospital management had a reputation for turning a blind eye toward similar situations despite patients' inability to provide consent

Jun 25, 2024
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Longtime U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, | JONATHAN HOUSE/PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP

Q&A: Nearing retirement from Congress, Blumenauer pushes hospice reform

Longtime Portland Democrat's draft legislation would unbundle hospice benefit to deter payment for no care

Jun 20, 2024
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Multnomah County worked to vaccinate people of color and people experiencing homelessness. | MOTOYA NAKAMURA/MULTNOMAH COUNTY

Oregon interpreter rules hurt health care access, group says

The group of medical directors representing organizations that oversee care to 1.3 million Oregonians say state rules are hurting access to crucial medical interpreter services and fueling health care inequities

Jun 13, 2024
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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, June 19 as the state’s largest nurses union called a five-day strike. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

‘We will shame them:’ Providence, nurses vie for public's strike support

More than 850 patient beds will be staffed by nurse temps as the health system's leadership and the Oregon Nurses Association battle for an edge in contract negotiations

Jun 11, 2024
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Tigard men’s clinic hit with whistleblower claim

Suit alleges that forged prescriptions, unlawful practices may have endangered patients while workplace conditions suffered

Jun 6, 2024
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