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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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Long-simmering disputes with unions over staffing are reaching crisis points. Almost a third of California hospitals report insufficient numbers of critical workers, including nurses, technicians and janitors. -
Putting off surgeries or routine treatments for serious illnesses has become common during the pandemic, a new NPR/Harvard poll finds. -
A recent survey of nurses at Oregon Health & Science University found 86% reported fatigue, burnout and moral distress, and 60% said they are considering leaving the profession. -
More than 130 Douglas County medical professionals have signed an open letter to residents, calling on them to wear masks indoors, get vaccinated and steer clear of unproven treatments for COVID-19. -
As the state鈥檚 COVID-19 vaccination mandate kicks in Thursday, several large hospital systems say 90% or more of their employees are vaccinated. But they don鈥檛 have to provide data to the state unless asked. -
The fourth wave of COVID-19 sweeping across many parts of California is taking an emotional and physical toll on nurses and doctors in the hardest-hit regions. -
Officials at Sky Lake Medical Center in Klamath Falls have put up a pair of field tents in an adjacent parking lot. The tents are scheduled to begin operating next week as an extension of the medical center鈥檚 emergency department, to deal with growing number of COVID-19 patients. -
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COVID-19 burnout is driving many nurses to quit, and hospital administrators say the state鈥檚 new vaccine mandate is compounding the shortage, too. -
Top officials with the four major health systems in the Portland metro area issued a fresh warning on Wednesday about the surge of COVID-19 resources that is straining resources statewide, burning out health workers and sickening unvaccinated people. -
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has sent 24 EMT-paramedics to Oregon hospitals to help with the current COVID-19 surge. -
Sky Lakes Medical Center in Klamath Falls is coming to grips with the same surge in serious COVID-19 infections that has been pushing other hospitals in the region to their limit.
