Two children died of the flu in Oregon over Christmas week, the first such pediatric deaths in the state in two years, according to state health officials.

Sterling Hanakahi, 73, and Anita Hanakahi, 70, of Tillamook say they were blindsided when Texas-based U.S. Renal Care executives announced they would close their kidney dialysis center in the coastal community Feb. 23.

A new look at the state’s historically troubled $416 million eligibility system found that enrollment and benefit errors during the pandemic largely were not the fault of its automated processes, providing counterpoint to the state's earlier record in costly IT projects

Coast Community Health Center, a federally funded nonprofit that operates clinics and other services to serve low-income people and students south of Coos Bay, has issued an announcement that it will shut down entirely in four weeks time, sparking concerns and questions among patients, providers and business partners.

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2024年10月29日 · Two Oregon cities, Hillsboro and Lebanon, are holding votes on whether to fluoridate their tap water amid increasing national debate questioning the practice’s safety versus its benefits to oral health. In Hillsboro, the City Council put on the ballot an advisory measure asking voters if the city should start adding fluoride to …

2024年1月16日 · This article has been updated to incorporate additional reporting. State officials on Jan. 17 are scheduled to make Oregon health care history when they issue a recommendation on whether to approve the merger of CareOregon — a Portland-based nonprofit that provides care to 500,000 low-income people — into a California-based entity known as SCAN Group.

2025年1月28日 · Last week, the Trump administration cancelled a series of panels that help determine how billions in federal health dollars are spent, including hundreds of millions of dollars a year to Oregon universities, biotech companies and disease-related nonprofits. The meetings, run by the National ...

2023年8月2日 · Oregon’s largest hospital strike ever is scheduled to launch Friday at 6 a.m. — despite rhetoric from both sides claiming continued willingness to bargain. More than 4,000 providers, most of them nurses, are expected to walk out across eight Oregon hospitals and several clinics. Previous limited ...

2025年1月3日 · Oregon health care officials continue to brace themselves for policy and funding changes as incoming president Donald Trump gets ready to take office Jan. 20.. And though nothing has been proposed formally, the Oregon Health Authority has already started to prepare for a slew of potential changes, according to its director, Dr. Sejal Hathi. “We conducted a tabletop exercise even before the ...