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Universal Health Services, which owns Cedar Hills Hospital in Portland, wants to build another psychiatric facility in Wilsonville. | COURTESY OF CEDAR HILLS HOSPITAL

Controversial Psychiatric Hospital Project Up For Public Comment

Under Oregon’s certificate of need process, critics and supporters will likely put the 100-bed project in Wilsonville, first proposed in 2016, under a microscope.

Mar 17, 2021
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Oregon's vaccine campaign will open to everyone on May 1 following a federal order./Oregon Health & Science University

Obeying Federal Order, Oregon Will Open Vaccine To All On May 1 

But the general population may still face delays, as Oregon officials plan to keep allocating doses in a targeted way to reach vulnerable groups.

Mar 17, 2021

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Psilocybin Measure Advances With Board Appointments

Gov. Kate Brown names a new 17-member advisory board to implement a regulatory structure for voter-backed Measure 109.

Mar 17, 2021

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Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | RENAUDE HATSEDAKIS

Oregon Bill Would Expand Medicaid Coverage To Undocumented Adults

Gov. Kate Brown supports a pilot project to spend $10 million on coverage to 2,000 adults, building on a program that now covers undocumented children in the state.

Mar 16, 2021
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St. Charles Health System in Bend. | COURTESY OF ST. CHARLES HEALTH

Medical Techs End Strike At St. Charles Health System

Wages and open/closed shop are top issues as workers, management plan intensive bargaining to reach contract agreement by the end of March.

Mar 16, 2021
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Exclusive: COVID Sickens Bigger Proportion Of Young People

This trend, which has largely passed under the radar in the United States, could indicate that the vaccine campaign is working.

Mar 15, 2021
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Oregon Commercial Health Insurers Reap Windfalls In Pandemic Year

A temporary halt to elective surgeries cut insurers’ expenses, although under federal law, the bulk of profits must eventually go to services or rebates for policy holders.

Mar 15, 2021
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Gov. Kate Brown | PHOTO COPYRIGHT PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP/JAIME VALDEZ (USED WITH PERMISSION)

Brown Praises Biden’s Vaccine Timeline, But Won’t Commit To It

She says federal vaccine deliveries must increase to meet the president's goal of opening vaccination to all adults on May 1.

Mar 12, 2021
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Survivor In Dr. Jason Campbell, OHSU Suit Reacts

A.B. says OHSU is trying to silence her and that the institution openly condones sexual violence and a culture of sexual harassment.

Mar 11, 2021

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OHSU Denies Allegations In Sexual Assault Complaint

Officials say they moved to fire Dr. Jason Campbell and told the University of Florida in a reference check that he had violated OHSU’s code of conduct.

Mar 11, 2021