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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. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

New report too rosy about Oregon’s nursing homes, their lobbying group says

A new study ranks Oregon among the states best-positioned to meet new federal staffing rules for nursing homes. But a state lobbying group says it glosses over a new requirement of of 24-hour nurse coverage that will be tough to meet

May 21, 2024
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The lure of specialty medicine pulls nurse practitioners from primary care

Increasingly, nurse practitioners and physician assistants are joining cardiology, dermatology, and other specialty practices, causing fears over what the trend could mean for primary care

May 21, 2024

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A cot and medical supplies fill an ambulance. | PHOTO COPYRIGHT: PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP/ANNA DEL SAVIO (USED WITH PERMISSION)

County delayed action over AMR response times, ombudsman finds

A new report found that Multnomah County Ombudsman leadership failed to hold American Medical Response accountable for its slow ambulance response times prior to March 2022.

May 21, 2024
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The number of births continues to fall, despite abortion bans

But in states where abortion is most restricted, births to Hispanic women rose

May 21, 2024

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Oregon should do more to fix fractured behavioral health system, report finds

The state’s failure to provide the sort of treatment considered the most effective ends up increasing costs elsewhere in the system, according to researchers

May 21, 2024
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Hospice nurse and nurses union representative Jo Turner speaks at an event on December 29, 2023. | NATHAN WILK/KLCC

PeaceHealth’s homecare nurses agree to a new contract, amid fears of a shutdown

Based on fears that it would tip the balance and cause their employer to shut down their work, nurses changed course and approved a deal they earlier deemed inadequate

May 21, 2024

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Federal panel prescribes new mental health strategy to curb maternal deaths

Experts say lack of screening has driven higher rates of mental illness, suicide, and drug overdoses that are now the leading causes of death in the first year after a woman gives birth

May 21, 2024