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Oregon Nurses AssociationNurses in Roseburg have reached a tentative agreement for a new contract after planning to picket. -
Anne Wernikoff/CalMattersProvidence St. Joseph Hospital agreed to provide emergency abortions after the state sued it, alleging it denied care to a woman who miscarried.
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Of the three respiratory diseases circulating this winter, RSV has improved the most with hospitalizations decreasing rapidly, the Oregon Health Authority says. -
It鈥檚 been close to 30 years since California enacted the bulk of its seismic safety standards, but hospitals continue to ask for more time and flexibility. They argue that many facilities, especially smaller ones, can鈥檛 afford the retrofitting or replacement costs. -
Oregon will start 2023 with a new health authority director while facing myriad challenges that include an overburdened hospital system that struggles to meet the demand for patient care -
Oregon continues to face a historic strain on its hospital systems as pediatric and adult respiratory illnesses slam the state. -
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is extending last month鈥檚 state of emergency as a surge of respiratory illnesses strains the state鈥檚 hospital systems. -
Emergency rooms across the state are overflowing and in some cases worried parents are seeking hospital-level care when it鈥檚 not needed. But there may be relief on the horizon.
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Multnomah County Health officials are recommending families with children three years old and younger consider skipping Thanksgiving gatherings. They say anyone who feels sick, anyone in fragile health and anyone elderly should also consider making other plans. -
The shift is driven by a surge in pediatric patients with RSV, a childhood respiratory virus that is particularly dangerous for infants, and a statewide shortage of nurses. -
California officials are warning that hospitals are at capacity contending with rising COVID-19 cases and early seasons of flu and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). -
The Executive Order gives hospitals flexibility and support in face of rising pediatric cases of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Oregon -
Just four out of 40 pediatric ICU beds are available statewide. The Oregon Health Authority has asked hospitals to increase staff and space to care for the sickest kids. -
The union鈥檚 proposal, were it to pass, would make Oregon one of just three states to mandate nurse-to-patient ratios; the state hospital association says the proposed law is the wrong way to fix the problem
