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Kairos opens new mental health clinic in Eugene for youth and families
The mental health nonprofit Kairos NW has opened a new outpatient clinic in Eugene. Kairos Lane Services, located on West 18th Avenue near Chambers Street, will provide therapy, psychiatric care and peer support for youth up to 24 years old and their families. Kairos already has a residential treatment home...
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Quorum Health, a private equity-backed hospital chain, is going nonprofit
In late May, Gregory Brentano attended a meeting with about 50 community healthcare leaders. At the time, he was the interim CEO of McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center in Springfield, Oregon. “I asked if I could make an announcement. And I told our audience that McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center was converting to a...
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Air quality nears unhealthy range in Eugene-Springfield as wildfires burn across Oregon
Air quality update for Wednesday, July 22. Eugene and Springfield air quality pushed into the upper end of the moderate range late Tuesday, July 21. Air quality is measured on the Air Quality Index (AQI) scale from 0 to 500, color-coded, with higher numbers indicating worse conditions and dark red signaling hazardous air. Moderate conditions run up to 100, after which air becomes unhealthy for sensitive groups — including people with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and pregnant people.
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Eugene rehab center barred from accepting new residents after patient's death
The Oregon Department of Human Services has barred South Hills Rehabilitation Center in Eugene from accepting new residents after the death of a patient earlier this month. Carol Clove Petitti was a woman with dementia and Parkinson’s disease who went missing from the facility on July 5. According to Eugene Police, she was found dead three days later in a dense brush near a path about a 10-minute walk away.
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State orders South Hills nursing home not to admit new residents
The nursing home from which a wheelchair-dependent resident with dementia disappeared and was later found dead a few blocks away cannot admit new residents until it corrects violations. The Oregon Department of Human Services issued a “Restriction of Admissions” order to South Hills Rehabilitation Center on July 15. ODHS requires South Hills to post the restriction prominently on the inside and outside of its doors. The order comes after the ODHS determined the facility at 1166 E 28th Ave. “failed to provide appropriate care for residents with dementia,” according to a notice addressed to the facility. According to the notice, 67-year-old Carol Clove Petitti eloped from the facility twice in the span of three days, the second resulting in her death. After the first incident on July 3, staff did not properly reassess her risk and safety, nor did they give her proper supervision to prevent future elopements, ODHS determined. On July 4, Petitti drove her electric wheelchair into a flower bed and needed to be assisted out by a Hoyer lift. This incident, too, did not cause the facility to reassess her risk or safety. She left the facility again July 5 around 4:30 p.m., according to a Eugene
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The San Francisco hairstylist who lives 500 miles from her own salon
Additional reporting by Winni Wintermeyer and Jillian D’Onfro. Some commuters keep an eye on gas prices or threatened cuts to BART and Muni service. Elise Stengle, a hairstylist with a salon in the Mission, tracks airfare. Once a month, Stengle boards a flight in Eugene, Oregon, lands in the...
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South Lane Fire & Rescue cuts back ambulance services after failed levy
South Lane County Fire & Rescue is cutting back on its ambulance services after the failure of its recent levy. The district serves Creswell, Cottage Grove and nearby areas. But in recent years, staff said they’ve struggled with higher demand and rising service costs. “Medical supplies, equipment–everything has continued...
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Health Care at the Fair
In 1969, when the Oregon Country Fair was still in its infancy, a small group of White Bird Clinic volunteers showed up with a box of medical supplies and established White Bird Rock Medicine, a nonprofit medical organization that provides services at OCF and other major festivals. Now, 57 years...
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After voters reject levy, South Lane Fire reduces ambulance service
South Lane County Fire & Rescue has reduced to one staffed ambulance daily and may cease providing ambulance service entirely. The fire district is partnering with a private ambulance company to help provide emergency medical services. The agency made the changes, which were effective July 1, following the failure of a May 19 ballot measure asking voters to double the district’s levy rate.
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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.
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Eugene Springfield Fire ambulances to carry lifesaving blood, a first for Oregon EMS
Eugene Springfield Fire emergency responders will soon be able to give people in need of lifesaving care blood while they transport them to a hospital. Dan Chase is the Emergency Medical Service Chief in Eugene and Springfield. In a press conference Wednesday, he said the Whole Blood program will provide improved care beyond typical IV fluids used in the field.