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The Oregon Town Whose Hospitals Rank Among the Best in America, and Locals Feel It
Some places reveal their best side only when you slow down and pay attention. I came to this corner of Oregon expecting a quick stop for coffee and a bridge photo, and I left thinking about how a city can quietly make people feel cared for. Good health is about...
thelundreport.org
Salem surgery center’s $1.6 million verdict highlights hazy areas in patient care
A Salem surgery center is appealing an unusual $1.6 million verdict in a case that pits a local doctor’s medical judgment against policies established by a subsidiary of Optum and UnitedHealth Group. To blunt the whistleblower suit filed by Dr. Ellis Richard Clark — who goes by Rich —...
Gresham Outlook
County wants to delay ambulance service for Troutdale, Fairview, Wood Village
Multnomah County is strongly considering an ambulance service savings measure that would significantly affect the three small cities in East Multnomah County, potentially causing deadly delays. The Multnomah County Board […]
Ashland Daily Tidings
Grand Jury Finds Oregon State Hospital Bed Shortage Is Forcing Patients Out Before Treatment
A Marion County grand jury has said that Oregon State Hospital doesn’t have enough beds to meet the needs of patients needing hospitalization for psychiatric treatment, criminal restoration, or civil commitment. Grand Jury Finds Insufficient Capacity in Salem and Public-Safety Consequences. The grand jury spent about six months examining...
KGW
Legacy Health and UnitedHealthcare reach new contract
KPTV
Grand jury uncovers crisis at Oregon State Hospital
KGW
Unsafe conditions, low staff levels and aggressive patients plague Oregon State Hospital: Report
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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...
KATU.com
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 .
KOMO News
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.
hereisoregon.com
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...