“The Oregon Health Authority has long been a strong advocate for seeking new approaches to support the health and well-being of its most vulnerable residents,” said Todd Stottlemyer, Acentra Health CE...
Oregon Public Health Division officials have confirmed 14 human cases ofWest Nile virus in Oregon residents, 10 from Malheur County, 2 from Harney County, and 1case in both Linn and Benton counties (overall recorded history) (7). According to the UnitedStates Census Bureau, as of 2012, the...
This cohort study evaluates and compares patterns of the use of medical aid in dying in Oregon and Washington State.
The Oregon Health Authority said that investigations into the breach centered around a physician who delivered intravenous anesthesia and employed "unacceptable infection control practices, which put patients at risk of infections." OHA is working with Legacy and Providence on "their investigations of bre...
according to the Vermont Department of Health. In Oregon, 23 out-of-state residents died using medical assistance in 2023, just over 6% of the state total, according to theOregon Health Authority.In June, Francine Milano headed to Vermont to open a second six-month window to receive medical...
On March 13, Oregon Health Authority official Carole Yann told Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel and Sheriff Shane Nelson that the law doesn’t permit the agency to provide the list. Instead, local law enforcement — on a case-by-case basis — can verify the registration status of...
Professional and top-tier college athletes in Oregon are tested about 1,700 times a week combined, while some health care workers are struggling to just receive one, according to a report.
in alignment withoregon health authority's announcementthat masks are no longer required in healthcare settings starting april 3, 2023, oregon osha is suspending all covid-19 related rules effective april 3, 2023. this temporary rulemaking takes... read more senate bill 1547 by rrutherford@ce21...
Paralytic shellfish poisoning, or PSP, is caused by saxitoxin, a naturally occurring toxin produced by algae, according to the Oregon Health Authority. People who eat shellfish contaminated with high levels of saxitoxins usually start feeling ill within 30 to 60 minutes,...
BEND, Ore. (AP) — The death toll from COVID-19 in Oregon is climbing so rapidly that two counties have requested refrigerated trucks to hold the bodies, the state emergency management department said Saturday.