/tags/hospital hospital en-US Copyright Thu, 01 May 2025 22:45:20 GMT /health-and-medicine/2025-05-01/oregon-hospitals-bleak-financials-leaves-them-vulnerable-to-tariffs-proposed-medicaid-cuts Nearly half of Oregon’s hospitals lost money on day-to-day operations last year, according to a new 2024 financial report from the Hospital Association of Oregon. Thu, 01 May 2025 22:45:20 GMT /health-and-medicine/2025-05-01/oregon-hospitals-bleak-financials-leaves-them-vulnerable-to-tariffs-proposed-medicaid-cuts Amelia Templeton /health-and-medicine/2024-11-20/roseburg-nurses-get-new-contract-amid-staffing-shortage-worries Nurses in Roseburg have reached a tentative agreement for a new contract after planning to picket. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:54:24 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-11-20/roseburg-nurses-get-new-contract-amid-staffing-shortage-worries Justin Higginbottom /law-and-justice/2024-10-30/catholic-hospital-in-eureka-agrees-to-provide-abortions-after-california-sues-over-miscarriage-care Providence St. Joseph Hospital agreed to provide emergency abortions after the state sued it, alleging it denied care to a woman who miscarried. Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:46:34 GMT /law-and-justice/2024-10-30/catholic-hospital-in-eureka-agrees-to-provide-abortions-after-california-sues-over-miscarriage-care Kristen Hwang /health-and-medicine/2024-09-01/closure-of-birthing-operations-at-arcata-hospital-part-of-national-trend The recent announcement by Mad River Community Hospital to close their delivery room in October is part of a nationwide decline of maternity services in rural areas. Sun, 01 Sep 2024 14:15:44 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-09-01/closure-of-birthing-operations-at-arcata-hospital-part-of-national-trend Roman Battaglia /labor-employment/2024-05-18/california-promised-a-higher-minimum-wage-for-health-care-workers-will-newsom-delay-it A higher minimum wage for health care workers that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law is set to take effect in two weeks, but he is racing to delay it because of its potential impact on the state budget deficit. Sat, 18 May 2024 14:01:13 GMT /labor-employment/2024-05-18/california-promised-a-higher-minimum-wage-for-health-care-workers-will-newsom-delay-it Ana B. Ibarra /labor-employment/2024-05-01/providence-medford-nurses-stage-informational-picket-campaign-during-contract-negotiations The 400 nurses and caregivers in Medford are represented by the Oregon Nurses Association. They’ve been bargaining with Providence since January, but a contract has not been finalized. Thu, 02 May 2024 00:02:47 GMT /labor-employment/2024-05-01/providence-medford-nurses-stage-informational-picket-campaign-during-contract-negotiations Jane Vaughan /health-and-medicine/2024-05-01/doctors-vs-hospitals-a-bid-to-regulate-hedge-funds-is-dividing-california-medical-groups Some of the most influential and wealthy groups in California politics are squaring off over legislation that would give California’s attorney general oversight of private equity firms and hedge funds acquiring major health care institutions. Wed, 01 May 2024 13:03:22 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-05-01/doctors-vs-hospitals-a-bid-to-regulate-hedge-funds-is-dividing-california-medical-groups Ryan Sabalow /health-and-medicine/2023-12-17/oregons-governor-says-shes-monitoring-hospital-closure-in-eugene In August 2023, PeaceHealth announced it would close most of its facility in downtown Eugene and transfer services to its Riverbend hospital in Springfield, effectively leaving the third largest city in Oregon without a hospital. Sun, 17 Dec 2023 13:27:31 GMT /health-and-medicine/2023-12-17/oregons-governor-says-shes-monitoring-hospital-closure-in-eugene Rebecca Hansen-White /law-and-justice/2023-12-08/hospitals-appeal-judges-ruling-that-dismissed-their-case-against-oregon Four of Oregon’s largest hospital systems announced on Thursday they have appealed a federal court ruling that dismissed their lawsuit alleging the state violates the civil rights of Oregonians with mental illnesses by giving them inadequate care. Fri, 08 Dec 2023 13:53:38 GMT /law-and-justice/2023-12-08/hospitals-appeal-judges-ruling-that-dismissed-their-case-against-oregon Ben Botkin /health-and-medicine/2023-09-18/maternity-wards-are-closing-in-oregon-and-at-rural-hospitals-across-the-country Fewer than half of rural hospitals have labor and delivery units, and the number keeps dropping. Mon, 18 Sep 2023 13:25:22 GMT /health-and-medicine/2023-09-18/maternity-wards-are-closing-in-oregon-and-at-rural-hospitals-across-the-country Claire Rush / Associated Press/Report For America, Laura Ungar/Associated Press