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Grand jury investigation finds severe institutional issues at Oregon State Hospital
SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - A Marion County grand jury has concluded a six-month inquiry into Oregon State Hospital, finding the psychiatric facility lacks sufficient bed capacity to meet community demand while relying on extreme patient seclusion, compromised staffing standards, and administrative retaliation. Marion County District Attorney Paige Clarkson initiated the...
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Wood Village leaders express concern over plan to increase ambulance response times goal
WOOD VILLAGE, Ore. (KATU) — Leaders in Wood Village are speaking out about a proposal that would allow ambulances more time to reach people facing life-threatening medical emergencies. Multnomah County commissioners are set to discuss a plan that could increase the ambulance response-time goal from eight minutes to 15...
The Money Overview
Regence Medicare Advantage members lose in-network access to OHSU and Hillsboro Medical Center on January 1
Oregon Health & Science University and Hillsboro Medical Center will stop being in-network hospitals for anyone enrolled in a Regence BlueCross BlueShield Medicare Advantage HMO or PPO plan starting January 1, 2027, even though Regence and OHSU settled their wider contract dispute five months earlier. The August 27 agreement kept OHSU in-network for Regence’s employer-sponsored […] The post Regence Medicare Advantage members lose in-network access to OHSU and Hillsboro Medical Center on January 1 appeared first on The Money Overview .
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Lawsuit: Parents claim Salem Hospital told them to drive dead infant home to Seattle
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A Washington couple is suing Salem Health Hospitals & Clinics, Salem Health, and a doctor after the death of their infant son, claiming the hospital forced them to drive his body home themselves. According to the lawsuit filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court, Aleksandr Yeremeyev...
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Rural Solterra Hospice Triples Patient Census
Oregon-based Solterra Hospice has seen its average daily census rate triple in the last year. The organization’s leaders attribute the expansion to balanced clinical capacity and strong community collaboration. Solterra Hospice began serving patients in November 2024 after receiving its Medicare and Medicaid certifications earlier that year. The family-owned...
KATU.com
Beaverton Oral Surgeons
Missing teeth can impact your smile and your self-confidence. Anthony Bouneff, DMD, and Alexander Bouneff, DMD, MD, from Beaverton Oral Surgeons, joined us to share what we need to know about dental implants, For more information, visit beavertonoralsurgeons.com. This segment is sponsored by Beaverton Oral Surgeons.
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Knight family gives $1.1 billion to Providence St. Vincent
Phil and Penny Knight are making another billion-dollar bet on Oregon healthcare, giving Providence Health & Services $1.1 billion to build what the health system says will be the state’s first hospital dedicated to women’s health. The gift, the Nike co-founder and his wife’s largest yet to Providence,...
The Oregonian
A lifeline for Oregon mothers battling addiction is going away
The Letty Owings Center, a residential treatment facility in Portland where patients can recover from drug addiction while parenting their babies, will close at the end of October. First opened in 1989, the center has long been a place for pregnant women and new mothers to get well and bond...
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Legacy Health, UnitedHealthcare Standoff Puts 66,000 Oregon and Southwest Washington Patients on Edge
Legacy Health has warned it will cut ties with UnitedHealthcare on September 30 unless the two sides agree on higher payment rates, a split that could push thousands of Portland-area patients out of network for care at some of the region's busiest hospitals. The dispute centers on reimbursement rates for Legacy's hospitals, clinics and providers across Portland and southwest Washington, and it comes just months after Legacy weathered a similar standoff with a different insurer.
KOIN 6 News
‘So grateful for the NICU’: Event reunites newborn intensive care patients with Kaiser medical workers
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Families are reuniting with the medical workers who helped their newborn babies get to a stable condition. Kaiser Permanente’s Sunnyside Medical Center in Clackamas hosted its annual Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Reunion event on Sunday. It brought together former NICU patients and their parents with the doctors and nurses who treated […]
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Southeast Portland's New 10-Bed Mental Health Home Aims to Ease State Hospital Backlog
A new locked, 10-bed residential treatment facility called Mountain View has opened in Southeast Portland, giving adults with serious mental illness a structured place to stabilize and build skills toward greater independence. The facility was built through a collaboration between Cascadia Health, Multnomah County, and the state of Oregon, and it's designed to offer round-the-clock therapeutic support for residents who need secure, 24-hour care.
salembusinessjournal.org
Santiam Hospital Joins Salem Health as Affiliation Takes Effect
Santiam Hospital & Clinics is now officially part of the Salem Health system, moving the two organizations from regulatory approval into the work of combining their operations. The affiliation was completed Sept. 1, less than a month after Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield approved the partnership without conditions. For patients,...
KGW
Ron Wyden hears from Oregonians about youth mental health and home care
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Drag Brunch @ The Pharmacy | Hosted by Devlin Lynn Phoenixx
A 21+ drag brunch in the heart of Northwest! Doors at 11:00 am with show at 12 pm. $35.00 gets you a fabulous meal and your first mimosa! The event is hosted byRose Empress LXV, Devlin Lynn Phoenixx with a rotating cast for each event sure to dazzle you with their everything!