The average number of Covid patients at Salem Hospital and across the mid-Willamette region increased over the past week.
HEALTH CARE
Ideal Option hosts event Friday to support addiction recovery
The Salem outpatient drug treatment clinic is offering safe disposal, intake and same-day appointments.
Oregon OSHA fines state hospital $54,000 for failing to investigate assaults on employees
The workplace safety agency cited the state-run hospital following a recent inspection, saying the vast majority of staff injuries are not being properly investigated. The hospital was previously cited in 2020 for similar issues.
Covid weekly report for Sept. 16: Salem-area cases down slightly
The average number of Covid patients at Salem Hospital and across the mid-Willamette region saw a small decline over the past week.
Covid weekly report for Sept. 9: Salem-area cases mostly flat
The average number of Covid patients at Salem Hospital and across the mid-Willamette region rose slightly over the past week.
Second monkeypox case detected in Marion County
The new case comes about a month after state health officials first detected monkeypox in Marion County.
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.
