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WEBUniversity of Oregon to host talk on climate change impacts to public health. The Lund Report is an independent, nonpartisan news service that exists to produce high-quality journalism about health care in Oregon and southwest Washington.
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WEBAsante Rogue sued for $303 million over claims that fentanyl swaps infected patients. The new lawsuit on behalf of 18 patients — half of them now deceased — represents the latest challenge for a health system that struggled financially before this year. Drug possession is a crime again in Oregon. Here’s what you need to know.
Hospitals - The Lund Report
WEBFeb 2, 2023 · Eight health systems want to operate Oregon's largest coastal hospital in Coos Bay. Bay Area Hospital leaders say they have at least eight outside hospital operators, including some high-profile in-state ones, that want to enter into an agreement to operate the 172-bed facility. But staff, providers and …
Analysis: Six things to know about the big CareOregon merger
WEBJan 16, 2024 · This article has been updated to incorporate additional reporting. State officials on Jan. 17 are scheduled to make Oregon health care history when they issue a recommendation on whether to approve the merger of CareOregon — a Portland-based nonprofit that provides care to 500,000 low-income people — into a California-based entity known as SCAN Group.
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WEBThe Lund Report is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit, online news source. We exist to provide people in Oregon and southwest Washington with high-quality journalism about health care that promotes awareness and understanding of pressing issues while holding government and industry accountable. Our reporting seeks to reflect and respond to ...
OHSU and Legacy Health merger plan taking longer than expected
WEBDecember 5, 2023. Oregon Health & Science University and Legacy Health have missed their goal for completing a merger agreement and now hope to finalize their proposal to create a 10-hospital chain early next year. The two announced in August they hope to combine and issued a letter of intent setting a Nov. 30 goal of completing an agreement.
Measure 110 - The Lund Report
WEBNov 15, 2022 · Origins Faith Community is a nonprofit day shelter in Ontario, Ore., that launched a peer program with Measure 110 funding. On Oct. 13, 2022, Anthony Caliendo, 52, walks through the dining room before the day’s lunch is served.KYLE GREEN/THE LUND REPORT
Most Oregon prisoners can’t get addiction treatment; there’s a bill …
WEBMay 8, 2023 · Dexter’s bill also seeks to address the fact that Oregon prisons aren’t currently meeting the prison population’s mental health needs, either. The bill requires that people in custody have access not just to substance use treatment, but mental health treatment as well. Oregon state prisoner Wayne Hagner, 54, told The Lund Report he’s ...
Health Equity - The Lund Report
WEBInvestigations detail Oregon Health Authority equity director's complaints. In the wake of Leann Johnson's termination, one agency is labeling her a whistleblower and newly disclosed reports detail her allegations against top managers. Most of them were not deemed substantiated.
Nurses in rural Oregon take home better pay, study finds
WEBApr 9, 2024 · Nurses working the Portland area’s three counties earn the highest average wage at $56 an hour, the study found. Nurses working in Oregon’s rural areas earned less money, the study found. Eastern Oregon nurses earned the least $44 an hour. Southwestern Oregon nurses earned $49 an hour and in …
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