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Protest signs were placed by the Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center's entrance during a vigil for the birth center's closure on March 17, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

17 doctors at Legacy Health Portland-area women’s health clinics seek to unionize

The doctors have filed authorization cards to vote on joining the Pacific Northwest Hospital Medicine Association

Dec 29, 2023

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Tents in downtown Portland on March 14, 2022. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Cluster of Shigella cases poses low risk to general public, Multnomah County officials say

There have been 45 cases of Shigella reported in the Tri-County area, including Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas, in December so far.

Dec 29, 2023

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Tight labor market among factors hampering Oregon Measure 110, new audit finds

Oregon's drug decriminalization law came with additional spending intended to promote recovery; a new report on the rollout so far comes as lawmakers consider changes.

Dec 21, 2023

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Tents in downtown Portland on March 14, 2022. | SHUTTERSTOCK

At least 315 died while homeless in Multnomah County in 2022

A change in data contributed to a jump in deaths among homeless people counted in an annual county report, but the number of people dying climbed significantly regardless

Dec 20, 2023

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Residents participate in a behavioral change meeting at the Blackburn Center in East Portland, Ore., on May 5, 2023. The 80-bed center, operated by Central City Concern, provides housing for people in recovery, along with health care, employment counseling, addiction treatment and other support services. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF / OPB

Washington County converts quarantine beds into recuperative care haven for homeless population

Ten motel rooms in Hillsboro, Oregon, have been repurposed as a place for unhoused individuals to recover with help from a visiting nurse

Dec 12, 2023

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As alcohol-related deaths rise in Oregon, OHA wants to spark more conversations

The state health authority takes aim at excessive drinking, defined as more than 15 drinks a week for men and 8 drinks a week for women

Dec 12, 2023

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More newborn shots for RSV come to Oregon, but won’t meet demand, officials say

Nov 22, 2023

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An AMR ambulance at Legacy Health Good Samaritan Medical Center in Northwest Portland, Ore., on July 30, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Multnomah County fines ambulance company for slow response times

The $513,650 penalty against American Medical Response follows earlier warnings

Nov 15, 2023

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Kaiser Permanente workers represented by the Service Employees International Union Local 49 hold a picket outside Westside Medical Center in Hillsboro on July 24, 2023 to pressure the managed care consortium on contract negotiations. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Kaiser Permanente workers ratify deal after historic strike

The approved contract includes a 21% wage increase over four years, a $23 per hour minimum wage in Oregon and Washington facilities, and a year of accelerated hiring to improve staffing ratios

Nov 11, 2023

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The Capitol Building in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Law enforcement officials press lawmakers to tighten Oregon’s drug laws

Police and sheriff’s departments around Oregon say they want authority to arrest people who use and possess drugs as a way to steer them to treatment

Nov 7, 2023