In the past week, the Oregon Health Authority reports five newly identified deaths of local residents with Covid.
HEALTH CARE
What’s ahead for psilocybin in Salem as first businesses seek state approval
Unlike marijuana, legal psilocybin can only be consumed at state-regulated centers, which are still getting off the ground. Two businesses have filed initial paperwork to open centers in Salem.
Oregon’s health care crises will spill over into the new year
Oregon will start 2023 with a new health authority director while facing myriad challenges that include an overburdened hospital system that struggles to meet the demand for patient care.
Covid weekly report for Dec. 30: Cases rise in Marion County, hospital remains above capacity
In the past week, the Oregon Health Authority reports two newly identified deaths of local residents with Covid.
COLUMN: Understanding Medigap’s “birthday rule”
Jim Sellers, former Oregon journalist and state agency employee, writes a regular column to help thousands in Salem deal with the confusing world of Medicare and federal benefits. He’s available to answer your questions.
Covid weekly report for Dec. 23: Cases down, hospital remains near capacity
In the past week, the Oregon Health Authority reports three newly identified deaths of local residents with Covid.
Covid weekly report for Dec. 16: Covid hospitalizations flat as hospitals contend with high rates of respiratory illness
In the past week, the Oregon Health Authority reports seven newly identified deaths of local residents with Covid.
Oregon’s addiction care rollout plan puts peers in a precarious position
Without adequate funding for detox facilities for withdrawal management, residential treatment and recovery housing, people inside Oregon’s addiction treatment system say the state’s burgeoning peer workforce amounts to a pipeline that often leads nowhere.
Kotek names interim director for the Oregon Health Authority
James Schroeder, CEO of Health Share of Oregon, has 20 years of clinical and executive health care experience.
Covid weekly report for Dec. 9: Cases increase statewide and in Marion County
The Oregon Health Authority reports four newly identified deaths of local residents with Covid in the past week.