In the past week, the Oregon Health Authority reports ten newly identified deaths of local residents with Covid.
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Covid weekly report for Jan. 20: Local cases increase
In the past week, the Oregon Health Authority reports two newly identified deaths of local residents with Covid.
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.
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.
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.
Amid respiratory infection surge, Salem Hospital diverts ambulances for first time since July
In an effort to address hospital capacity, Salem Hospital has activated its diversion policy 10 times since Thanksgiving weekend. The policy triggers a temporary pause on receiving patients with non-life threatening injuries from ambulances, who are taken to other hospitals.
Oregon Health Authority bringing in dozens of contract nurses for children’s hospitals
The 112 nurses and respiratory therapists will help Oregon Health & Science University’s Doernbecher Children’s Hospital and Legacy Health’s Randall Children’s Hospital cope with a surge of patients.
Sick children and adult patients jam Oregon’s hospitals
Hospital officials are coping with a trifecta of infections spreading throughout the community.
Salem health care providers expect to see more kids in hospital as respiratory viruses spread
Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is not new, but has caused more pediatric hospitalizations this year than usual. In combination with an increase in Covid and flu cases, Salem-area hospitals are prepping to meet a surge of patients.
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.