Rural Health

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Oregon Reopening Plan Involves Testing 100,000 People, Opening Rural Areas First

May 1, 2020

Rural farm in Oregon outside La Grande. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Rural Oregon Counties Pushing To Reopen Businesses Are Stalled By State

Apr 30, 2020
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Gov. Kate Brown. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Oregon Takes First Steps Toward Reopening The State

Apr 23, 2020

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Don’t Succumb To Social Isolation: Reach Out, Panelists Say

The increased isolation forced by the coronavirus epidemic can affect a person’s health. But there are ways to overcome loneliness and isolation.

Apr 22, 2020

SHUTTERSTOCK

Rural Lawmakers Urge Governor To Fund Struggling Hospitals

A bipartisan group of 11 rural lawmakers called on Gov. Kate Brown on Friday to support a $200 million plan to keep hospitals afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.

Apr 10, 2020

A health care worker pushes a gurney passed other workers in blue scrubs inside a hospital through a corridor.

Inside Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

Lawmakers Blast Oregon Health Authority Over Rural Hospitals In ‘Freefall’

Apr 7, 2020
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DR. LESLEY OGDEN SHOWS OFF THE NEW SAMARITAN NORTH LINCOLN HOSPITAL. SHE'S CEO OF THAT HOSPITAL AND ALSO THE SAMARITAN HOSPITAL IN NEWPORT THAT'S THE SUBJECT OF THE LAWSUIT./SAMARITAN HEALTH SERVICES