Healthcare

Central Oregon heallth clinic lays of 11% of staff in order to keep doors open to patients, according to press release.

An advocacy group is asking a federal judge to hold the Oregon Health Authority in contempt due to its inadequate response to the state's worsening mental health crisis.

The state is the third nationwide to expand coverage to people who earn more than limits set by the federal government.

According to police, there is concern she replaced patients’ liquid fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, with tap water which caused a high number of bloodstream infections.

Think Wild received the bird on Sunday after a resident found it on the ground in their pasture. It had been there for a few days, unable to fly.

Dozens of former Asante employees are claiming in lawsuits filed within the last year that the hospital either put them on unpaid leave or fired them for refusing the COVID vaccine due to their faith.

Based on a survey late last year of roughly 1,800 registered nurses in Oregon, author Richard Allgeyer says the study provides analysis that is not captured in national data as employers struggle to fill nursing positions and lawmakers seek to expand the profession’s training pipeline.

Central Oregon will be the third spot for OHSU’s accelerated bachelor’s degree in nursing, which already is available in Portland and Ashland. The program graduated 128 students in the last academic year and is on track to graduate even more this year. The Bend location will start with eight students in July.

The new inpatient rehab hospital will provide physical, speech and occupational therapies for people who’ve experienced a catastrophic medical event, such as a car accident or stroke.

The Legislature passed a bill tightening regulations on pharmacy benefit managers. But what exactly are these secretive middlemen of the drug industry?