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OHSU and Legacy Collaborate on Answers to State …

WebAs part of the process, OHSU must pass muster with Oregon’s Health Care Marketplace Oversight program, a division of the Oregon Health Authority mandated by …

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A New Report Offers a Look Into Oregon’s Good, Bad and …

WebOregon has weathered the pandemic in relatively good health, according to a new report out June 16 from the Commonwealth Fund, a century-old foundation that …

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Hospitals and the State of Oregon Battle Over …

WebThe hospitals, including Legacy Health, PeaceHealth, Providence Health & Services, and St. Charles Health System, filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court in …

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Doctors, Nurses Tell Legacy Health They Plan to Unionize …

WebBy Anthony Effinger. September 28, 2023 at 1:22 pm PDT. Doctors, nurses and physician assistants at Legacy Health informed CEO Kathryn Correia today that …

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Three Oregon Hospital Systems Sue State Over Failure to …

WebSeptember 28, 2022 at 1:59 pm PDT. Three Oregon hospital systems today sued Oregon Health Authority director Pat Allen in U.S. District Court in Eugene, alleging that OHA is …

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VA to Demand Productivity Increases From Employees to …

WebVA to Demand Productivity Increases From Employees to Fix Budget Hole The director of the agency’s Portland Medical Center said in an email yesterday that he …

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COVID Infections Are Rising Faster in Southwest Oregon …

WebIn fourth place? The counties surrounding Eugene. Southwest Oregon is seeing the highest average daily growth rate of COVID cases in the past seven days of …

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Independent Investigator Slams OHSU’s Handling of …

WebAn independent investigator today handed Oregon Health & Science University’s board of directors an 87-page report faulting the school’s handling of …

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Seeking to Grow Membership, AFSCME Leverages the …

WebThe Oregon Health Authority provides Medicaid services through the Oregon Health Plan to more than 1 in 3 Oregonians. And 15.3% of Oregonians (about 650,000 …

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OHSU Gives Upper Management, Administrators $12.5 …

WebIn total, OHSU is handing out $12.5 million to just 2,000 of the university’s 19,765 workers. Most of the payouts will be made Oct. 13, the presentation said. …

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Why Is Oregon’s Mental Health Care System So Broken

WebBy Nigel Jaquiss. February 21, 2024 at 7:12 am PST. Data shows Oregon experiences a higher incidence of mental illness than most states but provides less services. Chris …

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City and Employee Labor Unions Punt Benefits Issue to Next Year

WebIt wasn’t until 7 pm last Tuesday evening, the night before an April 24 City Council vote on benefits cuts, that the unions and City Council offices, led by the office of …

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The State’s Largest Provider of Community Mental Health and …

WebRecords show it's in danger. In a Jan. 15 letter to the Oregon Health Authority that WW obtained through a public records request, Cascadia CEO Dr. Derald Walker …

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OHSU President Danny Jacobs Asks Medical School Dean to …

WebDanny Jacobs, president of Oregon Health & Science University, has asked the respected dean of the medical school to resign his post over the way he handled the …

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A Top Aide Warned Gov. Tina Kotek That the Arena in Which the …

WebUpon taking office last year, Gov. Tina Kotek laid out three clear priorities: housing, education and behavioral health. On two of the three legs of that stool, Kotek …

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OHSU Buys Defaulted Office Building for $17.7 Million

WebApril 25, 2024 at 7:01 pm PDT. Oregon Health & Science University went bottom-fishing in the Portland real estate market, purchasing the defaulted Crossing at …

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Labor Unions Outraged at City Council for Mulling Plan to Reduce …

WebBy Sophie Peel. April 16, 2024 at 4:10 pm PDT. The Portland City Council finds itself in a headlock with labor unions over health insurance benefits for city employees. At issue: …

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The State’s Leading Psychiatrist Says Oregon’s Approach to Mental

WebKeepers noted that Oregon spends more per capita on mental health care than most states but our results are among the nation’s worst. Specifically, Keepers …

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Legacy Health CEO Kathryn Correia to Retire as Purchase by OHSU …

WebApril 17, 2024 at 1:12 pm PDT. Kathryn Correia, who has been chief executive at Legacy Health since June 2018, is retiring, prompting a change in leadership as the hospital …

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Meieran Asks State to Take Over Multnomah County’s Mental …

WebJanuary 18, 2024 at 4:37 pm PST. Multnomah County Commissioner Sharon Meieran called on Gov. Tina Kotek today to take over the county’s beleagured mental health system.

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Emails Show Gov. Tina Kotek Overruled Staff’s Qualms About First …

WebOn Jan. 17, for instance, Kotek wrote an email to chief of staff Andrea Cooper and Tibbs, with the subject line “next steps on behavioral health.”

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Striking Teachers’ Health Insurance Coverage Expires in December, …

WebStriking Teachers’ Health Insurance Coverage Expires in December, and Portland Public Schools Spies Leverage State-level union calls the move “threatening,” …

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Portland Fire & Rescue to Begin Handing Out Opioid Addiction …

WebBy Lucas Manfield. January 17, 2024 at 2:47 pm PST. Today, Portland Fire & Rescue announced a pilot program to hand out out medication to treat opioid use disorder. Such …

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Sheriff Calls in Feds Again to Help Fix County’s Dysfunctional Jails

WebApril 28, 2024 at 8:58 pm PDT. Sheriff Nicole Morrisey O’Donnell has asked the National Institute of Corrections to help stem the smuggling of drugs into Multnomah …

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Portland Hip-Hop Community Remembers Mighty Misc

WebElan Eichler, a rapper who performed as Mighty Misc, died by suicide on April 7 in Cleveland, Ohio. Eichler’s life was celebrated in Portland on April 21 at The Hungry …

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Gaza Protesters’ Occupation of Library Puts Portland State …

WebApril 29, 2024 at 8:41 pm PDT. Protesters supporting Palestine occupied the entrance of the Portland State University’s Millar Library for the third consecutive day as …

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National Institute of Corrections Recommends Sweeping Changes …

WebJanuary 13, 2024 at 7:24 pm PST. A report submitted to Multnomah County on Jan. 12 by a National Institute of Corrections contractor calls for the sheriff to hire an independent …

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