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Rising expenses, workforce shortages, and stalled revenue cratered Oregon hospitals’ operating margins in 2022, putting hospitals in one of the worst overall financial positions seen since 1993.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - To address a growing need for skilled surgical assistants, Klamath Community College (KCC) and Sky Lakes Medical Center are partnering to develop a Surgical Technician program at KCC.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Last week the FDA gave emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to be used for those age five to 11. There are several steps left before the vaccine will be available to children in Oregon.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Faculty represented by the Oregon Tech-American Association of University Professors (OT-AAUP) received a disappointing “last, best, and final offer” on Wednesday, March 17th as Oregon Tech’s senior administration halted negotiations after a grueling fifteen months of bargaining. This move by senior administration leaves bargaining unit members with the tough decision of whether to declare a strike.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. - The Biden Administration announced today that it will open a special enrollment period from Feb. 15 through May 15, 2021. This special enrollment period will allow Oregonians who are looking for health coverage to shop at HealthCare.gov.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. - Governor Kate Brown held a press conference today to update Oregonians on the status of COVID-19 vaccinations in Oregon. The Governor was joined by Oregon Health Authority (OHA) Director Patrick Allen, Adjutant General Michael Stencel, and Legacy Health Chief Operating Officer Trent Green.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. - Open enrollment, which began Nov. 1, ends Tuesday, Dec. 15. Oregonians who do not receive health insurance through work, Medicare, or the Oregon Health Plan will need to sign up for health insurance at HealthCare.gov on or before Dec. 15 if they want to have coverage in 2021.
Read MoreCommentary by, 51 Klamath Falls Health Care Professionals
As frontline healthcare professionals, we are seriously concerned about the potential impact of the statements released by the Klamath County Commissioners and Sheriff Kaber on November 18th.
SALEM, Ore. - Parents are understandably nervous about taking their children and teens to their doctors’ offices right now. As a result, children in Oregon are falling behind on their childhood vaccinations.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Oregon Institute of Technology “Oregon Tech,” Sky Lakes Medical Center and Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center today announced a joint partnership to deploy additional ventilators as the COVID-19 public health crises develops.
Read MoreOregon’s unemployment rate declined to 3.3 percent in January, the lowest on comparable records dating back to 1976. The December unemployment rate was revised downward to 3.4 percent. The U.S. unemployment rate was 3.6 percent in January.
Read MoreKlamath Falls, Ore. - In 1997, Family Nurse Practitioner Barbara Bergeron recognized Klamath Basin lacked access to affordable health care services for the underserved. In response, Barbara and her husband, Claude, opened the Klamath Open Door Clinic. Operating today as Klamath Health Partnership (KHP), the organization expanded to include dental and behavioral health services alongside primary care. KHP provides services at a reduced price for those who apply and qualify.
Read More(Portland, OR) — Governor Kate Brown today released her strategy to ensure that more Oregonians get the health care they need to thrive at a sustainable and affordable price.
Read MoreStatements by Senate President Peter Courtney (D-Salem). This session surprised me. I was worried that we were over-committed, doing too much. But we just adjourned eight days before the constitutional deadline. We passed significant legislation, most with bipartisan support.
Read MoreThe Oregon House of Representatives adjourned the 2018 legislative short session, “sine die,” today. Over the course of the 27-day session, Oregon House Democrats advanced key legislation that will build a better future for every Oregonian.
Read MoreThe Oregon House of Representatives today passed House Joint Resolution 203, the Constitutional referral that would make cost effective and affordable health care a fundamental right.
Rep. Mitch Greenlick (D-Portland), a health policy expert and chair of the House Committee on Health Care, has championed the Hope Amendment for several sessions. This year, he introduced HJR 203 with the support of nearly 40 co-sponsors in the House and Senate.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. (AP) — A special election will be held to determine the fate of a multimillion-dollar health care tax that was approved by the Legislature this year.
The Oregon Secretary of State’s office said Monday there were enough valid signatures to qualify Referendum 301 for a special election to be held Jan. 23, 2018. Election officials say of the 84,367 signatures submitted 70,320 were deemed valid. The required number of signatures to qualify for a ballot measure is just under 59,000.
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