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MultCo Board rejects alternative ambulance resolution amid paramedic shortage
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The resolution to urge the Multnomah County Chair to temporarily change the required personnel for ambulances to address long response times has failed to pass after contentious debating among Multnomah County Commissioners. The county has been facing ambulance response time issues with the company under contract, American Medical Response, due to […]
CrowdStrike outage leads to blood supply shortage in PNW
Amid a decrease in blood donations over the summer, blood banks in the Pacific Northwest are now seeing a “steep drop” in blood supply after the worldwide CrowdStrike outage, the Washington Department of Health announced.
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