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Legacy Health, UnitedHealthcare Standoff Puts 66,000 Oregon and Southwest Washington Patients on Edge
Legacy Health has warned it will cut ties with UnitedHealthcare on September 30 unless the two sides agree on higher payment rates, a split that could push thousands of Portland-area patients out of network for care at some of the region's busiest hospitals. The dispute centers on reimbursement rates for Legacy's hospitals, clinics and providers across Portland and southwest Washington, and it comes just months after Legacy weathered a similar standoff with a different insurer.
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‘So grateful for the NICU’: Event reunites newborn intensive care patients with Kaiser medical workers
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Families are reuniting with the medical workers who helped their newborn babies get to a stable condition. Kaiser Permanente’s Sunnyside Medical Center in Clackamas hosted its annual Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Reunion event on Sunday. It brought together former NICU patients and their parents with the doctors and nurses who treated […]
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Southeast Portland's New 10-Bed Mental Health Home Aims to Ease State Hospital Backlog
A new locked, 10-bed residential treatment facility called Mountain View has opened in Southeast Portland, giving adults with serious mental illness a structured place to stabilize and build skills toward greater independence. The facility was built through a collaboration between Cascadia Health, Multnomah County, and the state of Oregon, and it's designed to offer round-the-clock therapeutic support for residents who need secure, 24-hour care.
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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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Ron Wyden hears from Oregonians about youth mental health and home care
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Drag Brunch @ The Pharmacy | Hosted by Devlin Lynn Phoenixx
A 21+ drag brunch in the heart of Northwest! Doors at 11:00 am with show at 12 pm. $35.00 gets you a fabulous meal and your first mimosa! The event is hosted byRose Empress LXV, Devlin Lynn Phoenixx with a rotating cast for each event sure to dazzle you with their everything!
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Portland Looks Back at 2023 Bull Run Fire That Came Within 1.3 Miles of Reservoir
A lightning strike touched off the Camp Creek Fire inside Portland's Bull Run Watershed on the night of August 24, 2023, eventually burning 2,055 acres and coming within 1.3 miles of a drinking water reservoir before nearly 600 firefighters brought it under control. Three years later, the city is revisiting that fire as a warning sign, not a closed case, as officials say a lengthening fire season makes another blaze in the watershed increasingly possible.
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Mid-Willamette Valley health systems finalize merger after months-long process
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Following a months-long process, two Oregon health systems have merged. Salem Health Hospitals & Clinics revealed it finalized its acquisition of Santiam Hospital & Clinics on Monday. As part of the contract approved by both parties, Cheryl Nester Wolfe will continue serving as the president and CEO of Salem Health — while Maggie Hudson will remain as CEO of Santiam Hospital and also join the larger organization’s executive leadership council and report to its top executive.
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The Springs Living’s Mission – Driven Journey Continues in Beaverton
The Springs Living has built its senior living communities around a simple but powerful idea: families taking care of families. That commitment to personalized quality care now extends to two south Beaverton communities, The Springs at Beaverton and The Springs at Murrayhill. Purposeful Growth. The Springs Living was founded on...
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The Oregon Clinic opens physical therapy location in Beaverton
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In an effort to expand access to physical therapy, the Oregon Clinic has opened its first office in Beaverton, The Oregon Clinic Physical Therapy-West. The new clinic is located at 11000 S.W. Stratus St. “(The Oregon Clinic’s) physical therapy office supports patients with a...
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OHSU, Regence BlueCross strike new deal after months-long contract dispute
Many Oregonians with Regence BlueCross BlueShield health insurance can keep going to Oregon Health & Science University without facing out-of-network costs after the two sides ended a lengthy contract standoff. But the new deal doesn’t cover everyone. Starting Jan. 1, OHSU and its affiliate Hillsboro Medical Center will no...
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First Bilateral Sleep Apnea Implant Performed in Pacific Northwest Outpatient Center
A Portland-based AI-native surgical center becomes the first in the region to deliver bilateral hypoglossal nerve stimulation therapy in an ambulatory setting. The FDA-approved, single-incision therapy was successfully implanted in a Portland ambulatory surgery center. The outpatient procedure aims to expand regional access to surgical alternatives for patients who are...
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Reducing barriers to care at Branches Outpatient Salem
SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - FOX 12’s Stephanie Kralevich visits Branches’ new Salem outpatient location, speaking with staff about the organization’s group therapy model, alumni program, and commitment to accepting all insurance. The approach aims to reduce barriers to care for adults navigating substance use, work and relationship challenges, and other issues affecting their well-being.