Tag HEALTH CARE
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…
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…
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…
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…
Salem Health opening its largest clinic yet in Woodburn
A new Salem Health clinic opens January 2020 in Woodburn (Courtesy/Salem Health) Woodburn residents will soon have a new option for medical care when a new Salem Health clinic and urgent care facility opens in January. The Salem-based healthcare provider is expanding into the city…
Emails hacked at regional mental health administrator
Hackers recently gained access to the email systems at the Mid-Valley Behavioral Care Network, officials told Salem Reporter on Tuesday. The organization manages mental health benefits for people on the Oregon Health Plan in Marion and Polk counties, and officials said the attack happened around…
Salem Hospital plans major expansion with 150 new beds
Salem Hospital (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) Salem Hospital is planning a new seven-story, $235 million building expansion that will add 150 beds to its facility by 2022. The project will help the hospital care for an aging population that’s expected to use more medical…
Health care for region’s vulnerable populations going to new manager
Offices for Willamette Valley Community Health, which oversaw health care for low-income people in the region. The board underwent a schism last year. (Jessica Floum/The Lund Report) Nearly a year ago, an email landed in Craig Pope’s inbox that would quietly destabilize the order that…
Salem Health, Regence reach contract agreement
(Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) Salem Health and Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon reached a contract agreement, meaning more than 23,000 Marion and Polk county residents can continue to get care at local hospitals without paying more out-of-pocket. The deal, announced this week, comes after…