Category Healthcare
Updated Covid boosters arrive in Salem
Free, walk-in vaccination sites in the Salem area will have updated boosters available this week.
Covid weekly report for Sept. 2: local cases still dropping, hospitalizations mostly flat
The average number of Covid patients at Salem Hospital remained steady compared to last week while declining slightly across the mid-Willamette region.
Patients from Idaho, Texas, elsewhere seek abortion care in Oregon
Planned Parenthood, which provides about two-thirds of the abortions in Oregon, has hired staff and is working on a new facility in eastern Oregon
Covid weekly report for Aug. 26: Salem-area cases falling, hospitalizations mostly flat
Covid hospitalizations in the Salem area remained largely flat this past week, while cases continued to decline.
County health officials seek more monkeypox testing, vaccine distribution
State health officials have confirmed one monkeypox case in Marion County. But the county's public health director says she is concerned there may not be enough local testing for the virus.
With Oregon hospitals in crisis, state will seek ‘significant’ funds for stopgap measures
The head of the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, which includes most of the state’s hospitals, asked Gov. Kate Brown for help.
Monkeypox case detected in Marion County
The single case in Marion County is one of 89 confirmed and presumptive cases of monkeypox detected statewide.
Grant money available for Marion, Polk health projects
Just over $1 million is up for grabs in Marion and Polk counties for organizations needing funding for initiatives designed to improve health and wellness in the community. The Willamette Health Council–the governing body for PacificSource, a coordinated care organization–announced on Monday that it would…
Marion County taking mental health treatment by van to Mill City
The "wellness van" is intended to make mental health and addiction treatment more accessible in the Santiam Canyon after one of the area’s few providers closed in June.