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Shelda Holmes in her office on Oct. 17, 2024, the day before she closed Hands On Medicine, the primary care clinic she founded in 2006. Even after closing the clinic, Holmes said she'll have years of work ahead of her to get paid for the care provided by the clinic.
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An aerial view of Grants Pass, Oregon.
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The central facade of the Josephine County Courthouse in Grants Pass, Oregon.
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Nurses represented by the Oregon Nurses Association through the Association of University Registered Nurses and their supporters crowded into Elizabeth Caruthers Park on Sept. 18, 2023 to announce they were prepared to strike as negotiations with Oregon Health & Science University remain at a stalemate.
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Safety net clinic workers, including many in Multnomah County, provide needed medical care for marginalized populations, including people lacking shelter.
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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.
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Kevin Heinrich a licensed practical nurse at a workstation at Mirabella Portland’s skilled nursing facility. Nurses and other health care workers have become increasingly hard to find after the pandemic.
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Kevin Heinrich, a licensed practical nurse, at a workstation at Mirabella Portland’s skilled nursing facility on Feb. 13, 2023. Nurses and other health care workers have become increasingly hard to find after the pandemic.
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