Oregonians got clobbered again last year with drug price increases (Wikimedia Commons) Drug prices rose again last year for dozens of drugs in Oregon, and nearly 200 new higher-priced drugs hit the market. Those are two highlights from Oregon’s latest drug price transparency report, which will be released next week.[Read More…]
Tag: HEALTH CARE
As Delta surge wanes, Salem Hospital is busier than ever
Dr. Marty Johnson, pulmonologist and ICU medical director, speaks with reporters at Salem Health on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) For the first time in weeks, Dr. Marty Johnson feels like he’s doing the work he was trained to do. The pulmonologist, who serves as medical director of[Read More…]
Uncategorized More people in Salem struggled with thoughts of suicide during pandemic
A mental health awareness sign along 17th Street in Salem on Dec. 1 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) The crisis hotline serving Marion and Polk counties saw a significant increase in calls from people considering suicide in 2020. From 2019 to 2020, the number of calls to the local hotline related to[Read More…]
Uncategorized Covid made health care more complicated. Two grants will help vulnerable communities in Salem navigate it
Tricia Ratliff, who runs youth services for the Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency, explains how the house chore board works. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Two community groups in Salem will be able to provide more access to health care for their clients, thanks to a grant from Salem Health announced this[Read More…]
Uncategorized Marion County Health ends reproductive services at clinic following steep decline in visits
The Marion County Health and Human Services headquarters in Salem (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Marion County residents won’t be able to get birth control or pregnancy tests from the county health department any longer. The move is part of shifting the focus of public health away from direct service as expansions[Read More…]
Uncategorized As confirmed cases of the coronavirus hit the U.S., Marion County says it’s ready
Gov. Kate Brown convened a Coronavirus Response Team Friday so Oregon can prepare in the event the virus makes it to the state.(Oregon Capital Bureau) Oregon public health officials are monitoring dozens of people who have recently traveled to China for symptoms of coronavirus and say they’re prepared should a[Read More…]
Uncategorized New south Salem clinic aims to be neighborhood doctor’s office
Physician assistant Christine Rue, left, doctors Paula Spencer and Rashanda Brown, and physician assistant Alyssa Schmidt, front, are the staff of the new South Salem Primary Care clinic (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) When two of Salem’s largest medical providers merged last fall, a handful of local doctors decided on a change[Read More…]
Uncategorized Salem Health CEO hops in backhoe to kick off hospital expansion
Cheryl Nester Wolfe, Salem Heath president and CEO, turns over dirt on the site of a new hospital building during a groundbreaking ceremony on Jan. 14, 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) One hundred twenty-four years ago, a group of citizens stood on a street corner in what’s now downtown Salem to[Read More…]
Uncategorized Heading to the Salem Hospital ER? There’s a new entrance
Salem Hospital (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) The emergency room entrance at Salem Hospital will move next week as construction begins on a new building to accommodate a growing number of patients. Starting Jan. 8, patients should enter the emergency room at the north end of the hospital’s Building A[Read More…]
Uncategorized Oregon Health Plan enrollment deadline extended after website glitch
A screen shot of OregonHealthCare.Gov notifying tat the deadline to purchase health care has been extended. The deadline to purchase health care for 2020 through the Oregon’s Health Insurance Marketplace has been extended. People seeking insurance and subsidies through Oregon’s Affordable Care Act system have until 11:59 p.m. (PST) Tuesday,[Read More…]
