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ESF launches Oregon's first prehospital blood transfusion program
The Eugene Springfield Fire Department is launching Oregon's first Prehospital Whole Blood Transfusion Program, which will allow paramedics to carry and administer plasma and blood to patients suffering hemorrhagic shock on their way to local hospitals. The program, which launches July 6, is funded through the Oregon Health Authority's Hospital Preparedness Program. "Emergency medical services is at the core of what we do," Fire Chief Mike Caven said during a stakeholder meeting on June 17. ESF is the largest public ambulance transport provider in Oregon with a coverage area of 1,700 square miles. It will become one of approximately 300 fire departments in the United States offering prehospital blood transfusions. Over the past few years, ESF has worked to transition to a professional emergency medical services workforce that includes professional EMS supervision in the field 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The department employs four EMS captains, all based out of Station 5 near PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend, who will serve as subject-matter experts on blood transfusions. EMS captains will be tasked with intercepting both ESF and neighboring agency medic units to deliver prehospital whole blood or plasma to critically injured patients via a service
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From 2022: Longtime Philomath doctors recall opening of clinic in 1977
In the fall of 1977, a couple of 30-year-old doctors in a new town with a small staff that included a nurse, radiology/lab technician and a receptionist, opened a health-care clinic in a just-constructed building on Applegate Street. Those two doctors — David Cutsforth and David Grube — had a...
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Eugene Springfield Fire ambulances to carry lifesaving blood, a first for Oregon EMS
Eugene Springfield Fire Department hosted a press conference about the new Whole Blood Program, June 17, 2026. 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...
lookouteugene-springfield.com
McKenzie-Willamette hospital names new CEO, moving from a similar job in Montana
McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center named a new chief executive officer who most recently has served as CEO of a Montana hospital, according to a Tuesday, June 16, news release from Quorum Health, the company that owns the Springfield hospital. Mark Robinson steps into the role nearly a year after Quorum Health...
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McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center names new CEO
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center announced Tuesday, June 16, that Mark Robinson has been named chief executive officer, effective July 20. Robinson brings nearly 30 years of hospital operations and executive leadership experience to the Springfield hospital. Most recently, he served as CEO of Great Falls Hospital and Clinic in Montana, where he led efforts to improve patient care and expand services.
Statesman Journal
Fecal matter advisory lifted on Oregon Coast beach
A health advisory issued for Nye Beach in Newport was lifted after follow-up testing found bacteria levels had dropped on June 12. Oregon Health Authority announced that previously contaminated ocean waters in Lincoln County near Nye Beach no longer pose a "higher-than-normal health risk." The advisory was originally issued after water samples detected elevated levels of fecal bacteria. Additional testing conducted by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality found bacteria levels had returned to normal, allowing state officials to lift the warning. Beachgoers are still encouraged to avoid large pools of standing water on the beach that are frequented by birds, as well as runoff from those pools, because the water may contain increased bacteria from fecal matter. Nye Beach is one of several Oregon beaches monitored through the state's beach water quality program, which tracks bacteria levels and issues public advisories when health concerns are identified. Ginnie Sandoval is the Oregon Connect reporter for the Statesman Journal. Sandoval is a lifelong Oregonian who covers trending news, entertainment, food and outdoors. She can be reached at GSandoval@statesmanjournal.com or on X at @GinnieSandoval . This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Fecal matter advisory lifted on Oregon Coast beach
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New mental health outpatient clinic coming to Eugene in July
EUGENE, Ore. - A new mental health outpatient clinic is coming to Eugene to address a growing need for mental health care in Lane County. Kairos is a mental health care provider that has operated several clinics in Grants Pass, Medford and Coos Bay for nearly 50 years before expanding north to Lane County. Kairos also currently operates a residential treatment home in Eugene with five patients, but says the new clinic on West 18th Avenue near Chambers Street can provide support to more than 200 patients in the first year.
lookouteugene-springfield.com
Oakridge declares emergency after wastewater overflows into Willamette River
This story has been updated to include comments from Springfield Utility Board and Oakridge City Administrator James Cleavenger. City of Oakridge officials declared a state of emergency Wednesday, June 3, due to a sanitary sewer overflow “threatening life and property.”. The overflow, which was discovered Wednesday morning, “was found...
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Judge sides with PeaceHealth in religious discrimination COVID-19 lawsuits
A federal court granted judgments to PeaceHealth in lawsuits filed by four former hospital employees who were put on unpaid leave in 2021 after refusing the COVID-19 vaccine because of religious beliefs. The May 31 rulings granted PeaceHealth’s motions for summary judgment in separate lawsuits alleging religious discrimination. The...
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Serenity Lane expands Eugene care with new outpatient office location
EUGENE, Ore. - Serenity Lane has moved its Eugene Outpatient Office to a larger space on Country Club Road. The nonprofit substance use disorder treatment provider relocated to 920 Country Club Road, Suite 100B as of June 1. According to Serenity Lane, the move comes as the organization works to meet growing demand for outpatient services in the region. Services will continue without interruption during the transition.
lookouteugene-springfield.com
McKenzie-Willamette poised for nonprofit ownership as Medicaid cuts loom
Update: This story now includes a statement from the Oregon Health Authority. McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center in Springfield will soon be owned by a nonprofit health care organization if regulators approve a merger, a change that its private equity-backed owner hopes will help the hospital weather looming Medicaid funding cuts. The...
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Roundtable Discusses H.R. 1 Impacts on the Oregon Health Plan
The Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce brought together employers, healthcare leaders, nonprofits, and community partners for its latest Chamber Roundtable – Care, Coverage & Compliance: Preparing Employers for OHP Changes, a discussion on how recent federal policy changes may impact Oregon’s healthcare landscape. The Chamber’s Senior Director of...
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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.