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Dying rural hospitals scale back services to get federal help

The Biden administration wants state and local health officials and hospitals to boost timely data collection on emergency room visits for firearm-related injuries

OHSU leaders said they’ll provide significant updates as soon as possible as part of their “commitment to transparency”

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

The Federal Trade Commission approved a rule prohibiting contracts that keep employees from taking jobs with competitors. But the rule doesn't apply to nonprofits, which account for a large share of the nation's hospitals

Hospital staff will check patients immediately upon arrival and ensure life-saving medical equipment is properly maintained

Thirty-six pharmacies closed last year, and several more have closed so far in 2024

Four communities will receive monitors to test the air for smoke particulates and traffic pollution as part of the program. Data collected from the monitors will be put into a report that will also include accounts from residents about pollution in their communities.

The model, developed at the University of Washington, provides a walk-in, “one-stop shop” for substance-use disorder patients. U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell is now championing it in Congress.

Five days after a high-profile statute took effect, hospitals deny violating its new rules while the union claims deliberate violations