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The Cool Down

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Some Oregon wells have elevated arsenic, even when the water looks and tastes normal

That makes formula prepared with nitrate-contaminated well water particularly dangerous for babies.

Douglas County, OR · 3d

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Springfield Clears Land for Mental Health Campus, Betting on 275 New Jobs

PeaceHealth RiverBend Medical Center — Hospital Cited For ED Wait Times. Springfield's City Council voted 5-0 to annex nearly 18 acres of land off International Way, clearing a major land-use hurdle for a planned behavioral-health campus that would pair a round-the-clock crisis stabilization center with a new psychiatric hospital. The site sits between Richardson Sportswear and the FedEx Ship Center, and if the projects stay on schedule, both could open by 2029.

Springfield, OR · 2d
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BLM upgrades Shotgun Creek Recreation Area near Eugene

EUGENE, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management is removing old wastewater treatment infrastructure at Shotgun Creek Recreation Area as part of a larger plan to upgrade the site. Starting in mid-November, crews will tear down the existing wastewater treatment system. Workers will demolish aboveground facilities east of the recreation area, including a holding basin and a control shed, and fill below-ground infrastructure with a combination of rocks and cement. The southern restroom facility will be removed, and the northern restroom will be temporarily closed. In 2027, shortly after tearing down the existing facilities, the BLM will install temporary restroom facilities. Work to build a new vault toilet will begin later in 2027.

Eugene, OR · 3d
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Lincoln Chronicle

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Yachats Fire finishes acquisition of ambulance service; chief says it could help district financially

Yachats Fire is now the sole proprietor of the ambulance service it has been staffing for decades and negotiating to acquire over the past year. Interim fire chief Jeff Mathia announced during the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District’s board meeting Monday that the transition to acquire the assets of the nonprofit South Lincoln Ambulance was completed last week.

Yachats, OR · 1d

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Oregon’s two Planned Parenthood affiliates announce plan to consolidate

Oregon’s two Planned Parenthood affiliates will consolidate into a statewide operation. In a press release, the groups said the decision followed years of discussion and votes by their respective boards. The smaller of the two affiliates, Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon, will dissolve as part of the change. The...

Oregon · 2d

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Lane County commissioners face decision with McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center

McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center’s private equity owners want to make the Springfield hospital part of a new nonprofit company. As part of that deal, corporate executives want Lane County commissioners to approve the issuance of $179 million in tax-exempt bonds as part of a complex financial and corporate debt restructuring. The approval would not require Lane County to pay anything for the bonds, but the decision could play a role in the future of the 113-bed hospital in Lane County for years to come.

Lane County, OR · 4d

Oregon Capital Chronicle

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Facing financial pressure, Oregon’s regional Planned Parenthood providers merge to cover state

Oregon’s two Planned Parenthood providers covering the state’s southwest and the Columbia-Willamette area will consolidate their operations as financial pressures mount.

Oregon · 1d

Lincoln Chronicle

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Samaritan’s affiliation with MultiCare is now in place — along with the promise of $700 million in help

Samaritan Health Services, the nonprofit health system that serves Lincoln, Benton and Linn counties, is now officially part of MultiCare Health System. The affiliation took effect Sunday, Nov. 1.

Linn County, OR · 6d

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A Unique Approach to Healthcare in Eugene

Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to talk to your doctor when you need to, and have access to same day or next day appointments without having to wait forever on the phone or months and months for an appointment? The current healthcare model is broken. It’s not working for patients and it’s not working for doctors. There’s a better way and it’s through Direct Primary Care.

Eugene, OR · 9d

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Lane County commissioners pass ordinance intended to aid rural ambulance service

Lane County commissioners passed an ordinance that allows more than one ambulance service provider to operate in the same service area. Commissioners passed the ordinance unanimously Tuesday, Nov. 3, in response to a request from the Upper McKenzie Rural Fire Protection District. The district received a donated ambulance and wants...

Lane County, OR · 8d

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Samaritan officially joins MultiCare Health System

Samaritan Health Services, the nonprofit health system that serves Benton, Linn and Lincoln counties, is now officially part of MultiCare Health System. The affiliation took effect Nov. 1. MultiCare, a not-for-profit system based in Tacoma, Washington, has committed to investing $700 million in Samaritan’s service area over the next 10 years. According to Samaritan, that money is earmarked for expanding access to care, recruiting and retaining clinicians, workforce development, and upgrades to facilities and technology across the mid-Willamette Valley and central Oregon coast.

Benton County, OR · 7d

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Yard debris burning prohibited for Lane County residents

Burning fall yard debris for qualifying residents in Eugene, Springfield, and Oakridge is now prohibited as of Saturday, October 31. Outdoor burning is prohibited for all residents in these areas until spring burning opens for qualified residents in March. Outdoor burning remains an option for residents in other parts of...

Lane County, OR · 11d

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ShelterCare Behavioral Health becomes Willow Path Counseling; now accepting new clients in the midst of a mental healthcare shortage

In August 2024, the Health Resources and Services Administration published the State of the Behavioral Health Workforce. It shows that more than one third (122 million) of the U.S. population lives in a Mental Health Professional Shortage Area. Rural counties are more likely than urban counties to lack behavioral health providers.

Lane County, OR · 9d

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Springfield council approves annexation for behavioral health campus

This story has been updated with information from Lane County about next steps for the stabilization center. In a unanimous vote, the Springfield City Council Monday, Nov. 2, paved the way for the state’s first behavioral health campus with both a crisis stabilization center and psychiatric hospital on site.

Springfield, OR · 9d

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Behavioral health campus is an economic development project. Springfield should treat it like one.

Later today, the Springfield City Council is scheduled to decide whether to annex 18 acres on International Way for Lane County’s crisis stabilization center and PeaceHealth’s Timber Springs Behavioral Health Hospital. Most of the talk has been about whether the project fits the city’s plans for that land...

Springfield, OR · 10d

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Affiliation of MultiCare, Oregon’s Samaritan Health Services Begins Nov. 1

The affiliation between Tacoma-based MultiCare Health System and Corvallis, Oregon-based Samaritan Health Services officially takes effect Sunday, giving MultiCare a significant new presence in Oregon as it seeks to expand its share of Pacific Northwest population served. The affiliation, which is not a buyout or merger, was announced last year....

Corvallis, OR · 13d

Main Street Dollars

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PacificSource will lay off 134 Oregon workers on December 31

PacificSource, the Oregon health insurer, will lay off 134 workers on December 31, 2026. The company filed a federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, known as a WARN notice, with the state and four cities on October 20, and OPB reported it on October 22. The jobs are in Springfield, Bend, Salem and Portland. The […]

Oregon · 18d

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Hearing Test for McKenzie-Willamette

Residents eager to know more about the plan to turn for-profit McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center in Springfield into a non-profit should mark 10:30 am Nov. 3 on their calendars. Yep, that’s the day of the superheated national election. And it’s when the newly formed Tennessee-based non-profit QKA/Healthside will hold a...

Lane County, OR · 14d

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State approves Oregon's first rural hospital network

Rural hospitals across Oregon are under pressure. Costs are rising, and it's often hard to hire staff in places far from urban centers. On Friday, the Oregon Health Authority approved the Cascades Rural High Value Network. The network will allow the small hospitals to pool their purchasing power, creating an economy of scale on par with larger hospitals.

Oregon · 15d

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Samaritan to officially join MultiCare on Nov. 1

Samaritan Health Services will officially become part of MultiCare Health System on Nov. 1, the two organizations announced. The start date comes after every public agency reviewing the deal either approved it or said it intends to. MultiCare is a nonprofit health system based in Washington state. Samaritan, headquartered in Corvallis, serves the mid-Willamette Valley and central Oregon Coast.

Corvallis, OR · 16d