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ShelterCare Medical Respite Renovations
Local nonprofit ShelterCare is receiving a $75,000 Kaiser Permanente grant to make improvements to its medical facility in Eugene.
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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,...
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Samaritan Works To Bring A Pharmacy To Newport
Reliable access to prescribed medications and other pharmacy services is vitally important for a healthy community. With many national drugstore chains closing, Samaritan Health Services has begun opening retail pharmacies throughout its service area – including one in Newport scheduled to open in January 2027. “For quite some time,...
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COVID Shots; Classic Car Show; Community Wide Garage Sale
Oregon Health Authority says updated COVID-19 vaccines could be available statewide as soon as this weekend under a new standing order issued ahead of the 2026-27 respiratory virus season. The order recommends vaccination for those at highest risk of severe illness, including older adults, young children, pregnant individuals, people with underlying health conditions, and health care workers. OHA says the vaccine will also remain available to anyone who chooses to receive it. Information on vaccine locations is available through local providers, 211, or vaccines.gov.
Lincoln County Leader -- The News Guard
Samaritan pharmacy in Newport progressing toward a January 2027 opening
Reliable access to prescribed medications and other pharmacy services is vitally important for a healthy community. With many national drugstore chains closing, Samaritan Health Services has begun opening retail pharmacies throughout its service area – including one in Newport scheduled to open in January 2027. “For quite some time, we have recognized the urgency and need for an additional retail pharmacy in Newport,” said Lesley Ogden, MD, CEO of Samaritan’s Lincoln County hospitals. “Working in collaboration with the Pacific Communities Health District, Samaritan is investing resources to make it happen. We’ve begun preparation by hiring additional staff – individuals who may have lost their jobs or left the area due to other pharmacy closures.” Work on the $1.2 million-plus project is already underway. The Pacific Communities Health District Foundation is currently raising funds for furnishings, equipment and site preparation. Those who wish to support the project are invited to make a gift at samhealth.org/GivePCHDF. Please note “pharmacy” in the comments. This new 1,800-square-foot neighborhood pharmacy will be located on property owned by the health district at the corner of SW 11th and SW Case streets. The location is close to Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital and will offer people the convenience
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Care providers, others speak in support of proposed behavioral health hospital in Springfield
The Oregon Health Authority will determine if a 96-bed psychiatric hospital being planned by PeaceHealth is needed in the community. The health authority on Tuesday, Sept. 1, held a public hearing on PeaceHealth’s certificate of need application for Timber Springs Behavioral Health Hospital. Once open, PeaceHealth would transfer its...
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Beyond Toxics leads opposition to Eugene data center
Beyond Toxics: We strongly encourage the city of Eugene to protect its residents, and therefore to determine that data center use is not allowable under the E-1 zoning ordinance. This is a letter from Jennifer Davis, the executive director of Beyond Toxics. It’s going out to the public. And the...
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Smoke from wildfires returns to Willamette Valley skies
A change in wind direction is carrying wildfire smoke from blazes in northern Oregon into the Willamette Valley. Air quality in sections of Lane County has climbed to “moderate” levels, which could be noticeable to people who are especially sensitive to air pollution. The Air Quality Index, or...
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Springfield's first rehab hospital opens its doors to the public
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. - PeaceHealth held several open houses this week to allow the public to visit its new rehabilitation inpatient facility. The new 67,000-square-foot facility is located on Game Farm Road, just around the corner from PeaceHealth RiverBend Hospital. It features the state's first freestanding inpatient rehabilitation hospital and the region's first dedicated traumatic brain injury unit.
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Springfield's first rehab hospital opens its doors to the public
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. - PeaceHealth held several open houses this week to allow the public to visit its new rehabilitation inpatient facility. The new 67,000-square-foot facility is located on Game Farm Road, just around the corner from PeaceHealth RiverBend Hospital. It features the state's first freestanding inpatient rehabilitation hospital and the region's first dedicated traumatic brain injury unit.
Lincoln County Leader -- The News Guard
Samaritan primary care clinicians announce intent to form union
Primary care physicians, physician associates, and nurse practitioners at Samaritan Medical Group have announced their intent to form a union with Northwest Medicine United (NWMU). Two hospitals in Lincoln County are served by Samaritan Health Services and its associated medical groups: Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital in Lincoln City and Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital in Newport. The clinicians stated in a release that they are organizing to protect their ability to provide the high-quality, compassionate care their communities depend on. "They want a meaningful voice in decisions that determine how much time they can spend with patients, how quickly patients can access care, and whether clinics have the staffing and resources needed to provide timely and consistent care," the release states. "By addressing growing workloads, burnout, and provider turnover, they hope to strengthen patient relationships and keep experienced clinicians practicing in their communities." Healthcare is about teamwork, according to Olivia Danforth, MD, a physician who has worked at Samaritan Health for seven years. "Unionizing is how we can work together as a team to stand up for patients and support each other as clinicians. That’s why we have seen similar major institutions complete this process in Oregon and Washington in recent
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PeaceHealth unveils new rehab hospital, featuring Oregon’s first brain injury unit
A new PeaceHealth rehabilitation hospital is set to open this fall and will give Oregon patients recovering from strokes, brain injuries and other trauma access to specialized care many have previously left the state to seek. PeaceHealth cut the ribbon Thursday, Aug. 20, on its Springfield Rehabilitation Hospital at 3555...
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When seconds count: A licensed rural ambulance still can’t transport Upper McKenzie patients
Geoff Turner never saw the explosion coming. Turner, a technology company executive, was burning blackberry bushes at his second home in Blue River. A sudden explosion from the underbrush, possibly fueled by chemicals from the former sawmill on his land, left him with second- and third-degree burns over his body.
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Meet a wastewater operator keeping the Willamette River clean from sewage
Kevin Kline, a wastewater treatment operator for the city of Eugene, opened a door to reveal a steep concrete staircase descending into darkness. The cavernous sub-basement is deep in the bowels of the city’s wastewater treatment plant off River Road, where millions of gallons of wastewater from Eugene and Springfield are treated before being discharged into the Willamette River.